Review of The Domestics (2018) by Anja A — 02 Jul 2018

I have to admit, post-apocalyptic movies are not my cup of tea, but I decided to give this one a chance and what a great surprise! The movie approaches delicate topics such as marriage/divorce, feminism, and even religion in a dark-comic way, and most importantly, in a subtle way.

The audience navigates with a broken couple, Nina and Mark (who try to save both their lives and marriage) through a once-beautiful Mid-West, now populated by vicious gangs. The relationship between Nina and Mark who were divorcing before the world ended, evolves from awkwardness to a fierce battle for survival and happiness in a devastated landscape - Kate Bosworth and Tyler Hoechlin dance around each other and have good chemistry, complementing without overshadowing each other.

There's also great (feminist) character development from Nina, the wife who didn't need to be saved, after all. I found it interesting that religious signs are just as present in the movie as the weapons the characters use to fight each other, and it really makes you think that, perhaps, that is America's biggest contradiction: kill each other and save your souls.

.. a bloody-movie, purge-esque, however, that does not neglect its love story.