Bird Box

Bird Box is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic thriller film directed by Susanne Bier from a screenplay written by Eric Heisserer, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Josh Malerman.

Summary
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The acting is beyond amazing with a lot of effort put into it, especially from Sandra Bullock.
 * 2) A nicely-done, original and very well-developed story of a post-apocalyptic world.
 * 3) The concept of an entity, that causes anyone looking at it to become insane, and commit suicide is pretty cool.
 * 4) The cinematography and camera angles are brilliant and capture the tone of the film very well.
 * 5) Well-done character development.
 * 6) Interesting characters, such as Malorie, her two kids (Boy and Girl) and their closest ally, Tom.
 * 7) The scenes are very unforgettable and well-executed, such as the scenes where the characters blindfold themselves to get to safety or when one of the characters look at the unseen figure, they go insane and kill themselves.
 * 8) A nice mixture of drama, action and nail-biting suspense that goes well with the entire film.
 * 9) Excellent soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Some parts of the story are predictable, such as Greg's death when he sees one of the figures from surveillance cameras.

Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 63% based on 111 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Bird Box never quite reaches its intriguing potential, but strong acting and an effectively chilly mood offer intermittently creepy compensation." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Trivia

 * It spawned a bunch of funny internet memes in late 2018 and early-to-mid 2019.