this tension-fueled, exhilarating, highly emotional experience cuts to the bone, delivering a heartrending tale of survival and a mother's journey towards acceptance
Susanne Bier's inventive drama is a welcome addition to the post-apocalyptic canon; Bier's direction is coolly efficient, which fits the material to a t -- anything more ostentatious would just feel wasteful
it is a gripping, intense and character-focused melodrama very much about the end of the world and attempts to start anew in the aftermath; "Bird Box" is worth a watch. It's a solid, sturdy, engrossing and moving horror drama
despite some tense moments, this apocalyptic shocker is a disappointingly clunky waste of a star-studded cast; There's good scenes and smart ideas, but overall, the movie mostly clomps
by Amy Nicholson [The Guardian ]
