The Final Storm (film)
- Steve Bacic: Tom Grady
- Lauren Holly: Gillian Grady
- Luke Perry: Silas Hendershot
- Cole Heppell: Graham Grady
The Final Storm ( OT: Final Storm ) is a Canadian / German co-production, directed by Uwe Boll. The 2008 and 2010 published twisted film is a thriller with nods to the disaster movie.
Action
The Earth is approaching its demise. A storm rages on the entire earth, accompanied by heavy rains. People are on the run or fight in the cities for their survival. Tom Grady lives with his wife Gillian and his 13 - year-old son Graham on an isolated farm. The nearest large city is Cairo miles away. The three do not want to give up their land. One evening, as the storm raged particularly difficult, appears a mysterious stranger named Silas Hendershot, who collapses at her door. The next morning this before to suffer from amnesia, but the house called his. Shortly thereafter, he corrected himself. The Grady's offer him shelter and he starts on the farm to help. However, Tom distrusts the newcomer. The storm has subsided, but all seem to have vanished animals. So even Max, the family dog . Silas destroyed the illusions of the boy that the dog could still survive and staged a funeral. The scenario is reminiscent of the Book of Revelation, even the moon has turned blood red ..
The family goes to Silas to Cairo, but even there everything seems deserted. The police station is not busy, the shops seem to have been hastily abandoned. When Tom, Gillian and Graham for supplies, they are attacked by looters. Silas Graham comes to the rescue and the family can escape. Back on the farm Tom distrusts the godly Silas still. In the attic of the house, he finds an old newspaper clipping that describes a terrible tragedy on the " Henderson Farm". Tom makes to get new information night on the way to the police station. On the way home he is attacked by marauders. He may indeed save wounded, but is he on the way out of petrol.
The next morning, Gillian and Silas take one after a bath. When Silas 's turn, he tries to Gillian to approach, but Tom comes back. He chased Silas and clarifies his family about his past on: Silas had his father hanged himself after he had gambled in his drunkenness, the farm that now belongs to Grady. He killed the bailiff with a throat cut. Then he had come 22 years in jail.
However, Silas does not let up. He lights at night a fire, and Tom tries to shoo him away. In the fight dominated Silas the wounded Tom and tried to hang him how he did it with his father. Then he wants to concentrate Gillian. During this period, Graham manages to save his father. This overwhelmed Silas and can kill him. When they then look at the sky, they see that one star after another goes out.
Background
The Final Storm based on a screenplay by Tim McGregor. The film was November-December of 2008 with a budget of 5 million dollars in Vancouver and Sea-to -Sky Corridor, British Columbia (Canada), rotated. The production was, as with many of Boll's films, Bright Light Pictures. Among the employees was cameraman Mathias Neumann, who led in almost all the films of Boll camera. Even with Cole Heppell Boll worked together previously. Heppell was already in BloodRayne II: Deliverance to see.
On 3 May 2009, the film had its premiere at the film market (French Marché du Film ) at the International Film Festival in Cannes, but not the audience was accessible.
Reviews
After a series of good reviews for films such as Tunnel Rats and Rampage The Final Storm was torn apart by critics again. On the positive side, only Luke Perry's portrayal of Silas Hendershot was named.
"Wild cuts, accustomed wavering hand-held camera and plot holes rob " The Final Storm " any integrity, would have one of the at least partially stylish impressions of a world in mist and fog can expect. (...) Subtlety is not to be expected from the German wunderkind, but the way Boll busy with religious and mythological symbolism, A red moon, which is reminiscent of a Photoshop gimmick, and foreboding is pretty damn uncouth. packed in clichéd Oneliner are just the tip of the unimaginative. "