How I Live Now

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Saoirse Ronan
Daisy

Tom Holland
Isaac

Anna Chancellor
Aunt Penn

George MacKay
Edmund

Harley Bird
Piper

Corey Johnson
Consular Official

Danny McEvoy
Joe

Natasha Jonas
Natasha

Kevin Macdonald
Director

Jeremy Brock
Screenwriter

Penelope Skinner
Screenwriter

Tony Grisoni
Screenwriter

Andrew Ruhemann
Producer

John Battsek
Producer

Charles Steel
Producer

Alasdair Flind
Producer

Tessa Ross
Executive Producer

Robert Walak
Executive Producer

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• Jan 21, 2018

  Kevin Macdonald is crafting out some very unique films but this film had me sitting in the middle. Visually the film is great and some of the depictions of war atrocities are hard hitting but quite empty when you compare it to the rest of the films. The characters are introduced and you have a considerable amount of time with them but after the invasion and attack they are completely ignored. There was a better film here and the casting of Ronan suggested quality but sadly this didn't come to fruition. The film really comes undone in the final third and you get no answers on what is happening or the why, something that could have been covered in the final third. The characters are quite empty in the end and if the filmmakers weren't going to give answers, they really needed to have a strong character driven film. 20-01-2017.
  Brendan N Super Reviewer
• Jul 20, 2014

  This really just wasn't that good. This starts off interestingly enough, but just gets boring pretty quickly. I also feel like the characters don't react rationally to everything. There's times when they freak out over small things, and when they should be going crazy and running away, they practically don't give a shit. It doesn't make any sense. When they get shot at, or are in direct combat, they barely seem to care, compared to how much they freak out about having enough food or water. And then when London gets fucking nuked they're basically just like, well okay that sucks. Maybe the book does a better job of telling the story, because this movie sure as hell doesn't.
  Stephen S Super Reviewer
• Jul 13, 2014

  Although the film starts off quite slow, I thought it ended up being a very interesting portrayal of war, and what you would do survive. I didn't care for the voices that Daisy heard in her head. It was kind of distracting. I didn't care much for the incest either. I would eyeroll anytime she dreamed about him shirtless too. I mean, the film certainly wasn't the best thing ever, but I thought it really got interesting once the war broke out, and they got separated.
  m h Super Reviewer
• May 02, 2014

  It focuses too much on the under-developed teen romance and seems to gloss over the fact that there's a war going on. Every time it seems about to confront the truth of the situation, it instead switches to the love story, as though afraid to go there.
  Marcus W Super Reviewer

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