A young American couple is on a romantic getaway in Iceland when the impossible happens: everyone in the world disappears, except for them. They wake up alone on the planet. Well, presumably, since they find no other survivors but also have no way to communicate with the world.
Riley (Matt O’Leary) seems to embrace their aloneness as a challenge, and sets about building primitive tools to keep the water running. He enjoys the freedom to shop 
without paying and help himself to cars without stealing but he’s a little reckless in his adventuring, which irks his girlfriend Jenai, who points out that should he get hurt, there’s no more 911 to call. And she’s right. But she’s also contorted with anxiety. Jenai (Maika Monroe) misses her family. She searches obsessively for other survivors. She seeks understanding, not just of what happened, but of its greater, spiritual meaning. Have they been chosen, or left behind? What is their purpose here? She and Riley drift apart over these issues, which is extra tragic since they don’t have many other options.
On paper (or technically, a computer screen) this movie sounds interesting. But oh no it is not. It’s the slowest, most boring, most plotless post-apocalypiptic movie you’ll ever see. There are only two things Bokeh is good for: 1. the terrific Islandic travel porn, and 2. torturing yourself with bleakness and existential defeatism. So yeah, if you’re researching beautiful places to kill yourself, definitely consider Iceland. But I’m guessing that wasn’t their intention in making this movie.
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Oh man, I was like “I dig this” in the first paragraph, then you said how boring it is. lol
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Strange title, in photography bokeh is the term fro the blurry bits outside the main subject in a photo, was the movie blurry? 🙂
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I started watching this movie at the weekend and just couldn’t get into it. I didn’t even get halfway through, so I agree with your review wholeheartedly.
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Yeah, we stopped it too, but the completist in me returned to finish it eventually, just not with any enthusiasm.
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This is on Netflix right now and I was actually thinking about watching it last night, but it was late–glad I didn’t bother!
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…my morning laugh… “So yeah, if you’re researching beautiful places to kill yourself, definitely consider Iceland.”
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Thank you for saying so. My inner red flag was raised but obviously I decided to risk the joke. 😉
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Loved it!
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I toyed with watching it but all the other reviews I read seemed to say the same thing you are. Shame, the premise seems interesting.
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I was thinking to watch it also but the IMDb was incredibly low… And now your review… jeez…
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Sounds like it has a problem with pace and anyone going to see it needs to bring toothpicks to hold up their eyelids 😉
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Oh, okay then, I’ll skip. I heard about this one, but wasn’t too interested. Thanks for letting me know I wasn’t.
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I wish it was interesting – it sounds like fun (/something I wonder about regularly – like if it happened to me).
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Loved the film AND yr review
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Argh! This is disappointing… I had high hopes for this.
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Damn the way you described the premise made it sound so intriguing.
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Thanks for the heads up!!!! I won’t bother. I love Iceland… I’d hate for THIS movie to change my feelings. Love the post! Love & Light to you and yours.
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It’s a crummy movie but the scenery is divine!!!
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