The premise of this piece, a couple deal with the aftermath of a dirty bomb going off in L.A. has potential. Unfortunately, little of that potential is realized here. Writer/Director Chris Gorak wants a taut, claustrophobic film, he just gets to actors yelling for ninety minutes. The script has Rory Cochrane (CSI: Miami) and Mary McCormack (Mystery, Alaska) so focused on the mechanics of dealing with the various problems that come with the attack that their characters never develop. When Brad (Cochrane) is forced to lock Lexi (McCormack) out of the house, because she may be radiated, the scene doesn't loses its punch because we don't know enough about the two to get too involved. As bystanders we understand the survival nature of Brad's choice and sympathy for Lexi's plight is nonexistent. More time spent on character development would have made scenes like this, any much of the rest of the film much stronger.


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