Review of These Final Hours (2014) by Anthony F — 28 Jul 2015
For some background (cataclysmic disasters are not my expertise), if an earth-ending asteroid strikes the earth, it takes approximately 12 hours for the shockwave/firestorm to completely engulf the surface.
In this story, said asteroid strikes somewhere in the North Atlantic and leaves the city of Perth, Australia 12 hours before the inevitable. Our main character, James (a star-making Nathan Phillips), who's made some bad decisions in life, decides to ditch his newly revealed pregnant gf, Zoe, to attend an apocalyptic drinking/drug taking/orgy fest (read: party) with his besties.
On the way, however, he happens upon a young girl looking for her father who's about to be savagely taken advantage of by 2 creeps and saves her life. James is then faced with a dilemma: attend the party to end all parties and numb the approaching firestorm or make one last attempt to do the right thing and unite a lost girl with her family? I'll never tell, but this admittedly overly familiar story is overcome by powerful performances and inherent passion behind the camera.
For lovers of gripping drama and apocalyptic thrills, this obscure Australian import is not to be missed.
This review of These Final Hours (2014) was written by Anthony F on 28 Jul 2015.
These Final Hours has generally received positive reviews.
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