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Bird Box
2018 124 min United States of America R 18+
★6.5
Horror, Thriller, Drama
Director: Susanne Bier
🎭 Based on
«Bird Box»
byJosh Malerman
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Description
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.
Budget:
$19.8M
Starring
Sandra Bullock
Actor
Trevante Rhodes
Actor
John Malkovich
Actor
Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2019
— Most Frightened Performance
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2019
— Best Actor or Actress
Key opinion
Bird Box is a visually polished but polarizing survival thriller that succeeds as a tense, one-off viewing for some, while leaving others frustrated by its lack of lore and inconsistent character logic. While Sandra Bullock’s central performance is widely noted as a primary anchor, the film’s reliance on unanswered mysteries and generic apocalyptic tropes prevents it from achieving the depth of genre peers.
| Cinematography | The cinematography and production design create an effective, atmospheric sense of dread and confinement. | |
| Score | The score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross provides a consistently melancholic and effective tone. | |
| Acting | Sandra Bullock’s central performance is the film's most stable element, though some viewers criticize the emotional depth of her character arc. | |
| Screenplay | The film’s refusal to explain the nature, origin, or mechanics of the entity draws praise for focusing on human tension but sharp criticism for creating massive plot holes. | |
| Editing | The non-linear storytelling successfully builds suspense for some, while others find the constant jumping between timelines disruptive and confusing. | |
| Screenplay | The characters' decisions and motivations frequently strike viewers as illogical, inconsistent, or frustratingly thin. |