Right, well the movie's cover was iniitially what lured me to this movie, well that and also because it was a thriller/horror movie that I hadn't already seen. Had I heard about "Forget Everything and Run" (aka "F. E. A. R.") prior to watching it? No. So I didn't know what I was in for here from writers Jason Tobias and Geoff Reisner.

As it turned out then directors Geoff Reisner and Jason Tobias just didn't deliver a particularly wholesome or outstanding movie. Sure, it could be watched, with some effort. But I must admit that the storyline was just too pointless, slow paced and mundane for my liking. And with virtually nothing of any interest happening throughout the course of the slow paced narrative, then "Forget Everything and Run" was quite the ordeal to sit through.

"Forget Everything and Run" is not a movie that makes use of a lot of special effects or CGI, so there isn't much eye candy to spruce up the otherwise dull and monotonous storyline.

I wasn't familiar with the actors and actresses here, and that is normally something I enjoy in movies. However, it just wasn't the case for "Forget Everything and Run", as the performers virtually had nothing to work with in terms of interesting characters, action, dialogue or anything.

This 2021 movie was a massive swing and a miss, and ultimately then the movie's cover ended up being the best part about the entire ordeal.

My rating of "Forget Everything and Run" lands on a generous two out of ten stars.

F. E. A. R. means Forget Everything and Run. I'm sure some lazier critics will use that in their headline for their review, but let's see what this is really all about.

Directed by Geoff Reisner and Jason Tobias (who also wrote the film and appears as Ethan),this is the story of a young family whose supplies have been stolen by some bandits. However, when a deadly pathogen is released into the atmosphere, they must all work together to survive.

A pandemic has resulted in most of the Pacific Northwest being walled off by the government. That's where the Allister family is trapped, including their young daughter, who is kept alive through an improvised medical device. There are also zombies that have been created by the disease that are roaming the first and last five minutes of this movie.

This feels a lot like A Quiet Place, which is not a bad movie to be inspired by, in that this is a human drama with some horror and science fiction elements surrounding it. The cast is talented and gives some strong performances. If only the script worked as hard as they did to be a little more unique. Yet all in all, not all that bad of a time was had by all (except those, you know, menaced by the zombies and winter weather).

The Halifax Energy company has polluted a small town in exchange for jobs. A pathogen is released that creates zombie like people. They decide to quarantine the effected dumping area and build walls that look less effective than the ones on our south border. We learn this through flashbacks. The film focuses on the Allister family and their fight for survival against those things and raiders.

The scenery is drab. The family is boring, no internal issues and no colorful characters. Apparently this is another mediocre film inspire by the pandemic.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.