Looks like I'm one of the few who likes this film, so I had to drop a note. I admit it's almost too understated. But I like that approach, not having everything spelled out. The story is deep between the lines, at least until the confrontation. There's almost too much exposition for me in that moment, since they had already established such a sideways manner of presentation. Like "Night Eats The World" (which I also liked) I think the post-apocalyptic setting creates viewer expectations, and the film never has any intention of going down those avenues. I enjoyed having my expectations thwarted,in this case. About 20 minutes in I realized it wasn't going to be the film I had assumed, and just went along with it. I get why many people didn't like it, but it doesn't deserve that awful rating. It's not an action flick, it's not suspense or thriller. It a post-apocalyptic love story. And the cinematography is spectacular.

There's not a lot of backstory or dialogue in this flick but Peter Dinklage managed to grab our attention with great acting. To communicate with subtlety is worth watching. I feel like it's something we can all learn from.

This sounded intriguing when we read the summary on Prime so we decided to give it a go. It opens with Dinklage going around a deserted town, pinching batteries and fuel and anything that he can use to ease his miserable existence in a post-apocalypse America. How he survived when everyone else perished is a miracle, but convinced he is alone he does his best to keep the town clean and ordered. So far so good, but when company turns up in the shape of Elle Fanning, Dinklage has to speak. I don't know whether the problem was Dinklage's mumbling delivery or poor sound recording (maybe both),but we ended up with the TV volume almost full up in an (unsuccessful) attempt to hear his words. Then when the music and effects came along we were deafened! The twist near the end of the film introduces two new characters played by Charlotte Gainsbourg and Paul Giamatti, and only Giamatti speaks with any clarity. This film would have been ten times better (and ten times less annoying) if more attention had been paid to the sound recording and the actors told to speak properly.