Friday, November 26, 2021

The Girl with All the Gifts

The Girl with All the Gifts is a 2016 British post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film. Glenn Close stars. Dominique Tipper (remember her from The Expanse?) is also in this. I watched in on Netflix. I always enjoy a different take on a horror trope, and this one satisfies. Oh, yes, it definitely satisfies!

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Empire concludes, "The best zombie-ish apocalypse in years. ... it’s the dense social commentary and moral dilemmas that will haunt you." io9 says, "The Girl With All The Gifts is an interesting reflection on what it means to resist, survive, and ultimately thrive in a (real) world infested with rabid, horrifying monsters."

Roger Ebert's site says,
Just when you thought the zombie genre was out of ideas, along comes Colm McCarthy’s smart and engaging “The Girl with All the Gifts,” a film with echoes of George A. Romero, Danny Boyle, and Robert Kirkman but one that also feels confidently its own creation, a unique take on responsibility, adulthood, and a new chapter in evolution.
Rotten Tomatoes has a critics consensus score of 86%.

18 comments:

  1. ...it's hard to run out of ideas.

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    1. idk, they do keep re-making the same stories lol

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  2. I was all set to give this a try and then you lost me with zombie

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    1. This is definitely different but still definitely zombie.

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  3. I think I'll pass on this one. Thanks anyway.

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    1. I was impressed that they came at it in a different way.

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  4. Not my thing, I'm afraid.

    best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  5. I know Zombies are popular with many, but I don't think it will be one for me.

    I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving Day, enjoy the coming weekend.

    All the best Jan

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  6. This sounds scary, and zombies are very scary, sounds just right! Vaerie

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  7. I saw this about a year ago, it was hard to tell who the monsters were the zombies or the people imprisoning the children.

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    1. Zombies with the ability to reason and communicate is a new take.

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  8. I watched this and thought it was well done. Hope you're doing well 💗 Hugs, RO

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    1. I agree. I was glad to have come across this.

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  9. This is one of my all time faves. I liked the book too. As soon as I saw this I bought the DVD for my collection.

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