A wonderful movie that uses the possibility of Earths destruction as a mere backdrop for a story about two sisters.
The movie may be seen by some as something fancy or what not, but really it's a story that for anything it lacks, it makes up for in simply wanting to see what happens next. That I care about a movie matters so much more than how I came to care.
Split into two halves, Justine and Claire, the film spends the Justine segment at her wedding reception. Here a large and diverse cast intermingle during what should be such a happy event, but underneath it is not. Not at all. And that brings us to Kristen Dunst, who is stunning and wonderful as Justine. The more we learn about her the more our feelings change, until there isn't much left but sadness. Kiefer Sutherland and John Hurt are both very strong, as is Alexander Skarsgard as the lucky husband.
The 2nd half of the film focuses on just the main four characters in the family, following them over days of solitude in a big estate just waiting for whatever is about to happen. It's slower and sparser than the first half of the film but is held together by the payoff we are anticipating.
Put it all together and you've got a sad, brilliant, beautiful movie, that shows just how insignificant we really are.
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