The Ruins (2008)

Posted : 1 year, 7 months ago at Apr 13 1:49

"The Ruins" is neither a 1 nor a 10. A masterpiece it is not, but it's really not all that bad. The thing that irks some people is that they want to know why stuff happens. In all honesty, it doesn't really matter here. Whether the characters know why or not, it won't do them any good in this case. Personally, I sort of enjoy not knowing why. Much like "Cloverfield", the situation is what it is. It doesn't matter how the problem started; it only matters if/how you survive it. I braced myself for a problematic ending from the get-go due to the reviews that I read before seeing the film. Yes, it's not a perfect ending, but it was not as bad as I expected. It could have been better and it also could have been worse. Personally, I feel that "The Ruins" was better than the trailer p...Read more

Rating : 6/10