More like a 7.5 to me, but, only because I did NOT know the books or the world, and, it took me a hot second to realize just WTH was going on. However, once I got my "noise legs", I found the movie to be interesting and humorous, even if I didn't always immediately follow where the story was going. Rey Skywalker, and your friendly neighborhood Spiderman, er, I mean, Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland struggle to get their non carnal relationship on as they learn to trust, and eventually depend on each other, in order to survive in a highly polarized society, where the women can hear every Harvey Weinstein, and Bill Cosby'ish machination of the local menfolk's minds, which results in the titular shizzstorm walking, especially when their testosterone fueled mania is amped up by the self made resident Manson in training Preacher Aaron, (played with malevolent believability by David Oyelowo) who sees the offspring of Eve as soulless Devils spawn, since they can read their (nasty) thoughts, but, are in turn a closed book to them.
Nicely rounded supporting cast, with the always watchable Mads Mikkelsen providing the creepy counterpoint to Cynthia Erviro, as the leaders of the two communities, who have agreed to go their separate ways do to the radical difference in philosophies, in order for each to survive the other. In addition, the story provides a sort of back handed commentary on the IRL conflicts we see between the "looney left, and the conservative right today, with no one seemingly being willing to give an inch, and each insisting that the other side is Satan incarnate, and, the only workable solution being the elimination and destruction of those seen as "the enemy".
Again, not being familiar with, but knowing that, this is based on a SERIES of Y/A books by Patrick Ness, it feels like they may have tried to cram too much into ONE movie, which in a way is understandable, as, the producers wanted to make a film that could stand on it's own, in case it wasn't well received enough to warrant additional sequels.
And, while I probably wont be running out to buy the novels, I would however be open to watching a follow-up if it is ever made.
Review by Paladin5150BlockedParent2022-05-01T10:39:00Z
More like a 7.5 to me, but, only because I did NOT know the books or the world, and, it took me a hot second to realize just WTH was going on. However, once I got my "noise legs", I found the movie to be interesting and humorous, even if I didn't always immediately follow where the story was going. Rey Skywalker, and your friendly neighborhood Spiderman, er, I mean, Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland struggle to get their non carnal relationship on as they learn to trust, and eventually depend on each other, in order to survive in a highly polarized society, where the women can hear every Harvey Weinstein, and Bill Cosby'ish machination of the local menfolk's minds, which results in the titular shizzstorm walking, especially when their testosterone fueled mania is amped up by the self made resident Manson in training Preacher Aaron, (played with malevolent believability by David Oyelowo) who sees the offspring of Eve as soulless Devils spawn, since they can read their (nasty) thoughts, but, are in turn a closed book to them.
Nicely rounded supporting cast, with the always watchable Mads Mikkelsen providing the creepy counterpoint to Cynthia Erviro, as the leaders of the two communities, who have agreed to go their separate ways do to the radical difference in philosophies, in order for each to survive the other. In addition, the story provides a sort of back handed commentary on the IRL conflicts we see between the "looney left, and the conservative right today, with no one seemingly being willing to give an inch, and each insisting that the other side is Satan incarnate, and, the only workable solution being the elimination and destruction of those seen as "the enemy".
Again, not being familiar with, but knowing that, this is based on a SERIES of Y/A books by Patrick Ness, it feels like they may have tried to cram too much into ONE movie, which in a way is understandable, as, the producers wanted to make a film that could stand on it's own, in case it wasn't well received enough to warrant additional sequels.
And, while I probably wont be running out to buy the novels, I would however be open to watching a follow-up if it is ever made.