Cert 15
87 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong language, sex, violence, drug use
I know it my seem to be a truism to admit that I watch too many films.
In this case what I mean is that I may not have needed to see These Final Hours because I now believe that it fell outside of the everyfilm challenge criteria.
However, monitoring which movies I need to see is reliant on listings from myriad sites because there isn't one which encapsulates all screenings in the UK.
One of my favourites is filmdates.co.uk which is 99 per cent reliable.
At this time of year I try to get ahead and am abroad so had VOD access to These Final Hours which was originally listed for UK release this week.
Mrs W and I watched the movie and the next day it disappeared from the filmdates schedule.
Nevertheless, for the sake of completeness, I will quickly spin through my take on Zak Hilditch's film about one man's experience of the last day before the apocalypse.
The movie focuses on James (Nathan Phillips), an Australian who is in the arms of his mistress when reports come in of a world-ending event happening in northern America.
Already North America has 'gone' but it will take hours before the fall-out reaches Australia.
So, James faces the dilemma of how he should spend his last day - with his mistress (Jessica De Gouw), his sister, his mum or his girlfriend (Kathryn Beck) at a giant party being hosted by his pal (Daniel Henshall)?
His alternatives are complicated because, along the way, he comes across a young girl (Angourie Rice) who is desperately trying to find her father.
He takes in the girl and then, as almost everyone is losing their heads, tries to do the right things by her and his own conscience.
The film is littered with "why did they do that?" moments but also prompts thought about what our attitudes would be come judgement day.
If anything, Hilditch's picture does not score more because I didn't think that James or his new charge were hysterical enough and the ending is way too obvious.
Nevertheless, I note that there is talk in America of working with the movie's makers on turning it into a TV series. That could be very interesting.
Reasons to watch: An unusual take on the apocalypse genre
Reasons to avoid: Too many 'why did he do that?' moments
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: yes
Nudity: yes
Overall rating: 6/10
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Exciting times ahead! We are developing TFH as a US series with Luc Besson's company EuropaCorp. http://fb.me/6mew2XBW1