The concept sounds good, 'let's examine how people behave when faced with humanities destruction.' We have seen this before with apocalypse movies such as Sunshine or The Road before, but where those movies have something that stands out to make them memorable - be it dialogue, character development, action or interesting moral choices - 3022 fails at being any thing more than a unevenly paced, boring, depressing story that isn't held together by anything memorable.
The plot is basic, the world gets destroyed and the only people left alive are on a space ship bound for Jupiter's moon Europa. Then the audience is left to... well we are not sure. Is it a journey to find the true meaning in life now that humanity is extinct? No. Do we see the best in humanity dealing with insurmountable loss and a struggle for survival? Nope. Maybe it is about a slow slide into madness? Not so much.
Continuing to plague the film are numerous obvious plot holes and shockingly poor set design. The original Apollo space craft looks more advanced than whatever rickety craft they are flying. There is no modern technology (and this film takes place 150 years from the present day!). There are times that the simplest of iphone apps would solve problems the characters are baffled by.
There are some saving graces. The acting, especially Epps and Walsh, are solid. They make the most out of confusing dialogue. The movie is also very depressing (yes a saving grace I guess), with not one light hearted moment or comment - which may appeal to some - so I guess the mood is consistent.
So, should you watch it? Short answer is no. The longer answer is probably not. It is clearly a low budget film that is stretched thin and can't make up for it's short comings. I mean, they don't even make the destruction of Earth interesting. But this film does/could hit a very narrow sliver of audience that appreciates a dark, depressing often boring, depressing (oops, did I say that already?) story about the destruction of all life and the end of humanity.
5/10
The plot is basic, the world gets destroyed and the only people left alive are on a space ship bound for Jupiter's moon Europa. Then the audience is left to... well we are not sure. Is it a journey to find the true meaning in life now that humanity is extinct? No. Do we see the best in humanity dealing with insurmountable loss and a struggle for survival? Nope. Maybe it is about a slow slide into madness? Not so much.
Continuing to plague the film are numerous obvious plot holes and shockingly poor set design. The original Apollo space craft looks more advanced than whatever rickety craft they are flying. There is no modern technology (and this film takes place 150 years from the present day!). There are times that the simplest of iphone apps would solve problems the characters are baffled by.
There are some saving graces. The acting, especially Epps and Walsh, are solid. They make the most out of confusing dialogue. The movie is also very depressing (yes a saving grace I guess), with not one light hearted moment or comment - which may appeal to some - so I guess the mood is consistent.
So, should you watch it? Short answer is no. The longer answer is probably not. It is clearly a low budget film that is stretched thin and can't make up for it's short comings. I mean, they don't even make the destruction of Earth interesting. But this film does/could hit a very narrow sliver of audience that appreciates a dark, depressing often boring, depressing (oops, did I say that already?) story about the destruction of all life and the end of humanity.
5/10