knappgerd I was not expecting much and I got less. Walker is not a good actor. And he is not enough of an actor to carry a movie by himself. But he is not the main problem. The problem is that you know what will happen at any point in time. Yes. There will be a fight scenes. Yes. There will be a rescue scene. Yea. There will be more cheesy scenes than you can bear. And yes. There is an animal. Movie ticks all those boxes. But it is just not entertaining. And of course rescue comes at just the right time. Thank god it came after ninety minutes. I watched it until the end to be able to write a review. This was a waste of time.

doggett-clint I have always been intrigued by the catastrophe/natural disaster genre. I admire the non-fictional originality of this film. I'm not aware if this kind of situation actually happened to any of the Katrina victims, but it's sorely interesting.First of all, mostly solo movies are difficult for an actor to portray the story in a way that will hold the audience's attention. I was impressed with Walker's ability to do just that, as I also recently watched "Brick Mansions"-- his other final film-- and I was hugely disappointed. His reactions to the situation were mostly small; I was riveted as I watched his character, trying to decipher his internal emotions by his facial expressions and body language. With all he goes through, I could feel the stress and anxiety that surely plagued the character. I tried to place myself in his shoes.Second, I felt the movie places large emphasis on the importance of family. I believe a father's first priority is to care for his own, and provide for this family. I felt a strong sense of this in the writing, as Nolan did everything within his power to save his adorable baby girl.In connection with that, the director did a swell job of always having something happening on screen. Nolan was always trying to do SOMETHING to help his situation. Unfortunately at times, it still got a little dry. I admired the small inserts of comical relief; it was just the right amount. Finally, the ending was just heartwarming; I had a subconscious smile on my face that lasted.Overall, I praise the originality of this film and the obvious efforts that were put in by all those involved in the project. Definitely worth my time.

Violet Weed I like this movie, so far, but I've only seen 40 minutes of it so far (on my roku netflix channel). The thing is that it is sad that Paul Walker died so young, my dad died at the same age too (only in 1967). Early 40s didn't seem 'so young' when I was in my 20s, but now I'm in pushing towards 70, yes, it is young. The problem I have with Paul Walker is that he started dating his girlfriend when she was sixteen (the girlfriend he still had when he died).... but HE WAS THIRTY-THREE at the time, and his own daughter was 16 too. Now there's no way a 16-year-old girl could have anything about her that would captivate a MAN of 33 except for a young body. But folks, this is not 1854, it's 2014. A 16-year-old GIRL with a 33-year-old MAN is simply PAEDOPHILIA in action. I mean, Mr. Walker didn't even leave that girl anything in his will. Nothing. Obviously he didn't care much about her, huh. Since he was, after all, just an actor (aka 'a parrot') and he didn't look very smart, it is 'possible' that he connected with her on her intellectual level. Who knows. But it still stinks... it's a sorry state of affairs (no pun intended) that the world lets 'famous' people like Elvis Presley, Roman Polanski, and probably Paul Walker, get away with child abuse. Roman Polanski had perverted people like Angelica Huston sticking up for his sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl, by claiming that the 'girl' was 'a lot older' than her actual age. There are a lot of deviants in Hollywood. To BLAME a 13-year-old's sexual abuse on that 13-year-old, well, it just makes me wonder whether or not Angelica was abused by HER father, John Huston, and so she thought it was 'normal and natural' for an older ADULT MAN to rape her. I don't know. But when I found out about Paul Walker's girlfriend, I lost what little respect I had for him (which wasn't much because all he had was a pretty face, kinda like Brad Pitt and other pretty-boy actors (although of course Brad Pitt is not really a 'boy' any more). I wonder if I will like this movie by the time it's over, in an hour. hmmm.

kingdio Walker is tasked to pretty much carry the whole movie. It's a little rough at the beginning as Walker's character Nolan reacts to hearing news that his wife has died during child birth and that his daughter, born premature, is on a respirator for at least 48 hours. Walker is a little stiff in these early moments. Nowhere near as stiff as the supporting cast though. But soon enough super-storm Katrina clears out everyone but Nolan and his newborn daughter who are slaves to a respirator. Sounds like trouble if the power goes out. The rest of the movie is about Nolan trying to keep the respirator going via a hand cranked generator that he has to crank every 2 minutes since the battery won't hold a charge. To top it all off, the battery is getting worse. As the tension of Nolan's circumstances rises, the movie becomes more and more engrossing. With a combination with flashbacks, and a few circumstances that seem a bit contrived, the movie manages to stay interesting. Overall, Walker does a good job, especially conveying the emotions of a brand new parent trying to save his daughter.