Bird Box

 

Bird Box 2018

• Director: Susanne Bier
• Seen by this director: The Night Manager, Things We Lost in the Fire
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson 
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Sandra Bullock - many
• Trevante Rhodes – Moonlight
• John Malkovich - many
• Sarah Paulson – Run, Glass, 12 Years a Slave, Mud, Down with Love
• Why? Sci fi, Sandra Bullock
• Seen: 28 March 2025 

             It starts with mass suicides in Europe. Meanwhile artist Malorie (Bullock) is pregnant and very not ecstatic about it. Then the bad stuff starts happening in California too. Mass panic. Mass suicide. Mass hallucinations. Malorie is rescued by Tom (Rhodes) and they find shelter in a private home with a motley group of other refugees.

            Six years later Malorie is fleeing in a row boat down a river with two children. They are all blindfolded.

            Back and forth in time. Survival. Conflict. Fear. Distrust. Even a rather nice love story.

            Actually it’s pretty good. Decent story, solid acting, believable characters. 

3½ * of 5