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TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Claire Dunne One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "2 Hours" is an American 25-minute short film from 2012, so it is already over 5 years old and here we have a low budget production that takes us once again into a post-apocalyptic scenario like so many other films and series do. This one here was written and directed by Michael Ballif and his co-writer is Josh Merrill, who is also the lead actor here playing the survivor of a zombie apocalypse always on the lookout for others who may have made it. That's the basic premise. I hink it may have have been slightly too long, but given the money they had (not) to their disposal, the outcome is tolerable. From a general perspective, this film is not a failure, but it is also in terms of basically every single production value not on a level where I would recommend checking it out. only go for the watch here if you really really really... really love the genre. Otherwise you will probably be as underwhelmed as I was and this is not a film that will get you interested in the genre defined by The Walking Dead now also almost a decade ago already. I give "2 Hours" a thumbs-down and I am glad it did not run for as long as the title suggests.

James Morris 2 Hours is certainly one of the better independent horror films I have seen in recent years, and truly does capture a feeling of longing and desperation that one could expect if you are a lone survivor fighting for your life. Viewing this movie was a truly engaging experience, in which I caught myself grinning several times as I viewed the spectacular visual effects, the emotional acting, and all the other things that made the movie shine.2 Hours follows an unknown survivor as he searches desperately for a cure to an unknown virus… with which he has recently been infected with. As his mind collapses, he finds himself struggling to maintain his sanity, all the while being haunted by images of his former life. Although I would have loved to see more history for the characters, the fact that this is a short film is more than enough to drown any critique on the matter. Such limitations are common in short festival films, and the fact that 2 Hours held my attention and enthusiasm regardless of any minor critique I had truly does speak to its strength.Michael Balif defined his directorial craft with 2 Hours. His desire for perfection, realism and emotion are very clear. This can be seen by how detailed even the simplest aspects of the film are, and how much work he put into making it as good as it is. The only critique I could offer is no fault of the filmmakers. Limited resources and no budget are often more than enough to put most indie filmmakers into a creative grave, but not these guys.

Bernardo Fernandes Michael Ballif paints a dark motion picture of a world overrun by walkers. With a promising introduction like this we could only expect the best and the best, and that's what really happened here. There are great fight scenes really well choreographed, amazing camera work and realistic effects. A direction work that really stands out, Ballif was able to create this realistic p.o.v. from the perspective of the main character, like we were part of the film. As a spectator, I felt that this technique was really well executed, creative and suited the circumstances, as I feel that zombie films are really overrated and Michael was able to get creative like never seen, and as a matter of consequence, it exceeded my expectations around the whole film and considering that this is a low budget and his 1st film I would say that we are facing a great filmmaker. The only aspect I didn't like much was that he only explored a maximum of 2 characters and when telling the story he mention almost everything about the present and nothing about what happened before which is something that I would really love to see, more interaction between the characters and find out about their past.

Jugemu The cinematography in 2 Hours was the first thing to stand out to me as remarkable, especially considering the fact that it is director Ballif's first film and was done on a budget of practically nothing. Beginning with the very first shots and throughout the entire film, the cinematography alone makes viewers feel exactly what Survivor is feeling and experiencing. The array of emotions visually portrayed in this way that allows viewers to vicariously experience them varies dramatically and includes everything from the childlike excitement of young lovers to sheer and hopeless terror at the inevitability of mental breakdown that Survivor is all too aware is imminent. It takes viewers from scenes of carnage and horror to blissful moments of serene, overpowering beauty. The acting and dialogue for 2 Hours, though not as immediately noteworthy as the cinematography and directing, were sufficient. They never felt lacking or distracting, as is often the case in amateur indie films. I do feel that it is one area that I would like to see Ballif put a bit more of a focus on in future productions. The story was what I was most skeptical of going into 2 Hours, simply because the Zombie theme has been done so much in recent years. However, I was quite pleased with the direction that 2 Hours took the perhaps overused theme. The psychological aspect of Survivors experience with the undead is what made it for me. While watching the film, there were admittedly only a handful of outcomes that seemed very likely, and the actual ending was one of them. I would have liked to be a little bit more surprised, but because of how beautifully the ending was pulled off, I wasn't disappointed. Overall 2 Hours is a short that I highly recommend, and Michael Ballif is an excellent blooming director and filmmaker that I certainly plan to keep my eye on in the future.