Blackout (2019)

Blackout: Directed by Egor Baranov. With Aleksey Chadov, Pyotr Fyodorov, Svetlana Ivanova, Lukerya Ilyashenko. Life on Earth is rapidly destroyed except for a small area in Eastern Europe.

“What was good couldu0026#39;ve so easily been grand, and thatu0026#39;s what failed this film, and thatu0026#39;s a real shame.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;m no filmmaker, but if someone gave me this screenplay, I wouldu0026#39;ve rid it of some major plot and technical issues, and had at least 30 minutes cutting here and there, particularly the many unnecessary, long, and repetitive scenes. Although the pacing was decent, those terrible scenes made this film feel dragged out and felt like it was more than 3 hours long. There was just way too much filler, for the little substance that was stretched out to its 127 mins runtime. Cutting/editing it down to 90 minutes wouldu0026#39;ve been perfect for this film, and done it so much justice.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe visuals and SFX were outstanding, and the ship and its inside on par in creativeness and originality with Hollywood blockbusters. The cinematography was great, and the sound/score on point. The concept of the story was different in a clever and unique way, and thatu0026#39;s refreshing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI liked this film, but I really wanted to love it. Nevertheless, itu0026#39;s a well deserved 8/10 for this epic Ruskie sci-fi flick.”