Review of How I Live Now (2013) by Steve P — 04 Dec 2013
This was surprisingly good. It's set in some unspecified period during a developing World War III in Britain and focuses around a group of children surviving without their adult guardians. Saoirse Ronan is captivating as the surly cousin from America who is visiting under protest. In fact, most of the movie has no adults on screen and the kids really hold their own with natural acting. There are some strong themes here and no punches are pulled as the plot twists and turns. It's an adaptation of a young adult novel but rewards the adult viewer as well.
Overall=**** ; acting= **** ; story=**** ; cinematography=**** ; horror=***.
This review of How I Live Now (2013) was written by Steve P on 04 Dec 2013.
How I Live Now has generally received positive reviews.
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