adampsb This was without doubt one of the worst films I have ever seen. There is no explanation about what the aliens are, what they want, where they came from, what they are doing, what they look like.. in fact apart from a couple of shots of their ships you would be hard pressed to realise there were any aliens at all.It has the feel and the ambiance of a good independent movie but just lacks the little things that would have made it a success. The hint that the initial person that enters the house is lying and then repeated by the gang member just isn't elaborated upon enough especially when she says they disagreed on what to do to survive, there is the hit of cannibalism that isn't detailed enough in terms of examining whether he had done so and who he really was with the knowledge of the gang members.The scene where they almost kill themselves by drinking bleach is touching but as all they would have needed to do would be walk up the road it doesn't really have the desired resonanceThe plot is simple enough and the acting reasonable but the characters simply do not develop and in essence the film doesn't really go anywhere which leaves you wishing you hadn't bothered.

BR GOOD As a non sci-fi fan I was very impressed with this film. The acting and production was superb and the drama felt like an event that really could and did happen. I did not need to use too much imagination. The film felt 'expensive' even if the budget was not. The setting (a remote house in woodland/forest) was perfect and there was a dark charm to the location. I'd quite like to live there despite the nature of the events that took place. The editing, acting and story came together to make an excellent film - and I genuinely feel invested in the lives of the characters and wonder what happened to them next. Dakota Blue Richards who was brought to the big screen in The Golden Compass was impressive as where the rest of the cast. The look and feel of this film was of a much higher quality than even BBC Dr Who or other mainstream sci-fi manages to produce.

Flanagan_30 Had the great pleasure of seeing this film at the Galway Film Festival, And was not disappointing one bit. The film has everything for an entertaining viewing. Superb location,sensitive score, believable performances and excellent camera work. Hard to believe this is a directors debut," who needs a big budget" with gems like this filmed on a shoestring. The Fantastic Tipperary Ireland landscape proved more than equal to set the scene for this story of a battle against the odds. Hopefully this film will get the cinematic release it truly deserves and needs. Lets hope the reviews from the Raindance festival move this film into gear .

chuckcorrado So often one sees hopeless work coming from a low budget — where the financial limitations of a production are translated into visible cracks in the films structure and production values. The same cannot be said of The Quiet Hour which imaginatively and creatively uses its financial limitations to its advantage and also deftly manages to work the things that count, such as decent camera equipment, locations, acting, CGI and narrative framework.The film focuses on the story of Sarah, a nineteen year old ex-veterinary student who has to defend her farm, blind younger brother and livestock not so much from the unseen alien predators that have arrived to pillage the earth of its natural resources as from a gang of bad guys who want to take over her farm. The action largely takes place in the house and surrounding grounds where director Stéphanie Joalland (in her feature debut) strikes a fine balance between building dramatic tension and fleshing out the characters.Given that this is primarily a slice of genre cinema it is refreshing that so much effort has gone into character development and performance. Also the backdrop of the alien apocalypse has been carefully considered, rendering the picture refreshingly devoid of plot holes. Highly recommended.