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At the movies,the apocalypseis almost always a great opportunity for self-actualization.
(Edgar WrightsThe Worlds Endremains the ultimate comic riff on this idea.)
And sure enough, our heroes challenges are as much about confronting their consciences as they are about survival.
Instead, theyre in their own world, trying to reconcilethe peoplethey want to bewiththe people they currently are.
That existential crisis, after all, was what prompted this rural retreat in the first place.
Arriving at the cabin, they revel in the fact that their Alexa and Siri prompts go unheeded.
They hide their devices.
Su makes self-improvement checklists.
(And no, we do not get to see Yankee Stadium being destroyed.)
The film starts off quiet and droll and continues in that vein pretty much right through the end.
But the lack of comic escalation isnt always a good thing.
Bigger, broader high jinks might have taken better advantage of these actors, who seem pretty game.
If it plays things a little too safe at times, thats probably because it has to.
And besides, its charming enough that you may not notice, or care.
