Bird Box
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Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
What critics thought
Critics landed in genuinely mixed territory on Bird Box: Sandra Bullock's performance and a persistent atmosphere of dread earned real credit, but the screenplay struck many as thin and expository, and the climax in particular drew sharp criticism for deflating rather than delivering on the film's unsettling premise. It was popular enough with audiences to become a Netflix phenomenon, a gap between critical and popular reception that remains part of the film's story.
“Most of the problems with Bird Box come back to a thin screenplay, one that too often gives its characters flat, expository dialogue and then writes itself into a corner with a climax that's just silly when it needs to be tense.”
Brian Tallerico·RogerEbert.com
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Susanne BierDirector
Sandra BullockMalorie Hayes
Trevante RhodesTom
John MalkovichDouglas
Sarah PaulsonJessica
Jacki WeaverCheryl
Rosa SalazarLucy
Danielle MacdonaldOlympia
Lil Rel HoweryCharlie
Tom HollanderGary
mgkFelix
BD WongGreg
Pruitt Taylor VinceRick
Atticus RossComposer
Trent ReznorComposer
Eric HeissererWriter
Josh MalermanWriter
Salvatore TotinoCinematographyBird Box
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
What critics thought
Critics landed in genuinely mixed territory on Bird Box: Sandra Bullock's performance and a persistent atmosphere of dread earned real credit, but the screenplay struck many as thin and expository, and the climax in particular drew sharp criticism for deflating rather than delivering on the film's unsettling premise. It was popular enough with audiences to become a Netflix phenomenon, a gap between critical and popular reception that remains part of the film's story.
“Most of the problems with Bird Box come back to a thin screenplay, one that too often gives its characters flat, expository dialogue and then writes itself into a corner with a climax that's just silly when it needs to be tense.”
Brian Tallerico·RogerEbert.com
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Susanne BierDirectorSandra BullockMalorie HayesTrevante RhodesTomJohn MalkovichDouglasSarah PaulsonJessicaJacki WeaverCherylRosa SalazarLucyDanielle MacdonaldOlympiaLil Rel HoweryCharlieTom HollanderGarymgkFelixBD WongGregPruitt Taylor VinceRickAtticus RossComposerTrent ReznorComposerEric HeissererWriterJosh MalermanWriterSalvatore TotinoCinematographyStream