6.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
When a nuclear device causes an electromagnetic pulse that kills power to more than 200 million people, a teenage girl must help lead her family to survival in a dark new world.
Starring: Brighton Sharbino, Dominic Monaghan, Will Patton, Fionnula Flanagan, Miles AndersonDrama | Insignificant |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Writer/director Ben McPherson is trying to put his own stamp on the end of the world, with “Radioflash” examining the power of analog life when the digital universe ceases to exist. It’s not really a horror movie, but the helmer does try to inject some fright into the endeavor. It’s not exactly a thriller, but a few chases and heated showdowns remain. As a relationship picture, McPherson has something compelling with his overview of a family fighting to stay together during a troubling time. “Radioflash” wants to be a lot of things, but never really comes together, with McPherson overwhelmed by his subplots, struggling to find a story here worth following from start to finish.
The AVC encoded image (2.39:1 aspect ratio) presentation explores a varied palette for "Radioflash," with the movie entering cooler interiors and exploring lush forests and muted cityscapes. Hues are impressive, communicating intended moods, with washes of blue and amber, and greenery is exact. Skintones are natural. Detail comes through with ideal sharpness, securing signs of aging and illness, while youthful smoothness is also protected. Set decoration is open for inspection, including high tech escape rooms and weathered rural dwellings. Delineation is adequate. Compression issues are periodic, with banding detected.
The 5.1 DTS-HD MA sound mix is active, embracing the chaotic realm of "Radioflash" during initial scenes of tech interactions and societal breakdown, offering appealing group activity and distinct sound effects, extending to snappy gunfire. Surrounds are active throughout, providing some panning effects, and atmospherics are alert, capturing room tone and forest expanse. Dialogue exchanges are sharp, with a full understanding of thespian choices, including strong accents. Low-end isn't explosive, but weight is felt during scenes of violence and initial EMP activity.
"Radioflash" tries to juggle tone and tension, but it comes to a dead stop in the second half, where Reese is collected by Maw (Fionnula Flanagan) and her feral "kids," including Quinn (Kyle Collin), who's sympathetic to the stranger's panicky situation. Suddenly, the script tries to become a Rob Zombie endeavor with a cartoony backwoods villain, and she loves the sound of her own voice, with Maw prone to deadly monologuing (Flanagan goes full ham here). "Radioflash" settles into this rural Hell for a long time, switching around the survival story in the process, becoming more of a genre picture for unknown reasons. McPherson has some clarity with Chris and Frank, keeping the feature interested in family ties as they're attacked by a potential doomsday, but he moves away from it in the last act, putting the brakes on an already throttled effort, and one that was doing just fine with a recognizably human touch.
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