I can see why now some people hate it and others seem to love it. So much of going to the movies today is about being mildly entertained for two hours and then walking out and forgetting about the experience. Certain aspects of the film started to impress me more 24 hours after I had watched it. Whitney Able's performance was emotionally heartrending and the film has a way of getting under your skin.
Then as the next couple of days passed I realized the movie stuck with me. After it was over I wasn't sure what the filmmaker was trying to say. The blackout only works as a catalyst for her mental disintegration. From the description I thought it would be a thriller about home invaders during a blackout, instead of the slow psychological drama about a very depressed and paranoid woman who is coming apart from the inside.
On one hand it was NOT the movie I was expecting. Looking at reviews on here, it seems like other people have the same split reaction. I didn't know if I loved or hated this movie.
After watching it the other night I was on the fence. WARNING: This is a thinking person's movie. Reviewed by pacogarcia-91631 8 / 10 Subtlety for a change With no one to help her and escape out of reach, Kate is forced to confront her deepest fears as she fights to survive through the night. As darkness falls over the city, Kate's paranoia grows and she begins to believe someone in the building is stalking her. When Leah leaves for the weekend, Kate unexpectedly finds herself alone in the apartment in the middle of the worst blackout in North American history. During the New York City blackout of 2003, Kate, a struggling 30-something model with a troubled past, has just moved into her girlfriend Leah's Brooklyn loft, but already doubts about their relationship have begun to loom.