Goodbye World – Movie Review
Director: Denis Henry Hennelly
Writer: Sarah Adina Smith, Denis Henry Hennelly (Screenplay)
Cast
- Adrian Grenier (The Devil Wears Prada)
- Kid Cudi (X)
- Mckenna Grace (Gifted)
- Kerry Bishe (Argo)
- Caroline Dhavernas (Hannibal)
Plot: When a mysterious terrorist attack causes chaos in the cities, a group of friends take refuge in their countryside cabin. But the challenges of living in a post-apocalyptic world soon take their toll on relationships within the group.
Runtime: 1 Hour 39 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Goodbye World starts when a mysterious terrorist attack sees a large number of people receiving a text message reading ‘Goodbye World’. James (Grenier), Lily (Bishe) and Hannah (Grace) live in a remote cabin and open it up to their friends. They are joined by Lev (Cudi), Becky (Dhavernas), Nick (McKenzie), Benji (Webber), Ariel (Nozik) and Laura (Hoffman).
When the world starts falling apart in the aftermath of the messages. The friends start seeing their own lives falling apart and when strangers look to take advantage of them. This sees them needing to decide what they want to do in the future and how they will survive in this world.
Verdict on Goodbye World
Goodbye World is a comedy-drama following a group of friends dealing with the sudden end of society. It sees how quickly the world comes to a standstill and the friends must overcome their own problems.
This is a movie that starts well, with the friends coming together during an emergency in the country. However, it starts to become overly dramatic when we see how everything unfolds. There is way too much drama going on that doesn’t make complete sense. As well as the threat doesn’t feel like a big threat. The performances are fine without anyone standing out.
Final Thoughts – Goodbye World is a simple comedy drama about the end of the world.
