Testament (1983)
88 %
Reviews Counted: 8 Fresh: 7 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Synopsis:
In California, the Wetherly family hears a news broadcast about a nuclear explosion on the east coast. Soon after, their small town of Hamlin experiences a communications blackout as the west coast is attacked. The local ham radio operator finds he cannot pick up signals from anywhere east of... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Jane Alexander, William Devane, Ross Harris, Roxana Zal, Rebecca De Mornay
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The film is barely competent, revealing its TV-movie roots in uncertain directorial guidance, technical flubs, [and] a patchwork script.
04/26/08 07:04 AM
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06/24/06 03:45 AM
Powerful depiction of the psychological terror that grips a California community after New York and other cities in the East are destroyed by nuclear bombs.
03/31/05 01:49 PM
A bleak, uncompromising look at the after-effects of a nuclear attack. The small scale makes the tragic story the more intimate and personal. A touching experience.
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12/06/04 09:31 AM
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05/20/03 05:20 PM
Top Critic The film's emotional impact is draining and long lasting without showing close-ups of the initial blast with evaporating bodies and mass destruction.
02/26/03 03:43 PM
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