TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Seemp deHond This is by no means a bad Bmovie. It's very good for what it is, a low budget mystery.What's with the hating on this film? If you need a reference, it's more Lost than a Walking dead action flick and it relies mostly on little dialogue, scenic shots and suspense which is good because the casts acting talents are a little cringe worthy.I was oddly drawn in by the story line and the original concept. If you are looking for a high paced scream fest, than this is not for you. If a enticing original story is this is absolutely a very original concept and I can see someone picking this up in the future with a blockbuster high budget, Fassbender featured, remake. Mark my words, I could be very right.

lemon_magic Warning: compared to previous survival horror works like "Silent Hill" and the first "Resident Evil", "How To Save Us" doesn't have a whole lot of action; in fact, as detractors here have pointed out, there's mostly of whole lot of walking and sitting and staring into space until the final 20 minutes. It's all about mood and the unsettling spectacle of empty towns and houses everywhere, and the loneliness and vulnerability of the two main characters as one searches for the other through an eerily empty landscape. Once in a while, though, the invisible bogeymen will manifest themselves for a few seconds, and the scenes when they DO stir are pretty creepy and work quite well. However, the visual pleasures of the film are not to be missed if you're into that sort of thing, and the soundtrack/sound design is brilliant. And since the film is really about family and love, the screenplay has some sweetness and a real heart to it.To tell the truth: after the nihilism and hopelessness of the first part of the film, the "happy ending" seemed pasted on, but I decided it was OK to not have the cynical "evil wins after all" stinger for once and just go with the sweetness-and-light ending, even if it wasn't especially convincing.Amazingly good for what looks like an independent production. Not for viewers who want a roller coaster ride.

thisseatofmars What's with the high scores/user reviews this movie is getting on IMDb? Are they from members of the movie's cast and crew or something? Make no mistake, "How to Save Us" is a tedious, overlong movie that moves so slowly it's almost unwatchable.About 90% of it consists of two men in camping gear that walk.Walk. A. Lot.Lot's and lot's of walking. Quite often however, "How to Save Us" shakes things up by having the constant walking become... slow, cautious walking. To drag out this finger drumming-fest of a movie even further. I understand "cautious" scenes are meant build up tension, but there's got to be some kind of point or payoff, guys. The white, swirly CGI effect you've put in with iMovie or Windows Movie Maker that *sometimes* shows up doesn't exactly fit the bill.Very disappointing, especially given these high IMDb scores. I guess no system (especially an Internet scoring system) is ever perfect.Avoid.

jake7264 Seeing 6.3 rating of this movie, I just couldn't resist wasting 2min. for typing this review and about 15min of fast forwarding this masterpiece. The movie is about 2 dudes that do a lot of walking. Sometimes they seat. On occasion they fish and build camp fires. Very often they listen to really crappy music on a small mono transistor radio. Aha, almost forgot... From time to time there is a lot of wind and a very blurry figure shows up in the background. Presumably a ghost or an alien. On a plus side, the producers bought themselves a tripod. Most of the shots are steady. OK. I said it. That's it. Good luck not putting a bear bottle though your plasma... I would love to thank the other reviewers in person.