What a letdown. I can't say it was a huge letdown because that would imply that I expected it to be great, but it is a let down which means I expected it to be decent.

The movie starts with a family burying the grandfather who'd succumbed to an illness. Judging by how the family made sure to wear masks to do the job they were afraid of this illness and wanted to take every precaution. This contagion tale focuses solely on this family but then broadens its focus to include another family. It's a strange dynamic because two families are trying to coexist in a post-apocalyptic era in which distrust is far more common than trust.

That's the setup. Where do they take it from there? I'll answer that. Nowhere. This movie goes no-where. It was a total farce, a total bait and switch. Scary movies in general are pretty lousy (although I keep coming back) but at least most of them have a definite aim, a definite goal. This seemed to be aimless and goal-less. I waited for something to materialize that I could sink my teeth into. Even if it tasted bitter or sour at least it would be something of substance. This movie had no substance just appetizer after appetizer to keep you seated. In the end this movie offered nothing but a grand dead end.

Despite the title sounding very sinister, the film is anything but what it implies. Too little information is given about the 'disease' and the rest of the world. The absence of CGI is refreshing, though, and makes it that much more realistic. Great character bonding, too.

But what comes at night? The sick? The sickness? What? Nothing came at night...

Paul (Joel Edgerton),his wife Sarah, and their son Travis are living in their boarded up isolated cabin in the woods. They bury an elderly man after he contracted a disease. The home is sealed up as protection from an unspoken outbreak. Will breaks in and is taken captive. He tells them that he thought the home was abandoned and he left his family behind to look for supplies. Filled with apprehension, Paul drives Will to retrieve his family. They are attacked along the way.

This is an apocalyptic film stripped down to its bare bones. It has its appeal but the outbreak transmission leave me a little perplexed. It feels more like a possession than an actual disease. The info has been stripped out so much that the lack of an exposition has left some confusion in the basic premise. I'm not usually a fan of expositions but a little clarity is helpful. Sometimes, it's important to lay down a scaffolding to help build a solid structure.