ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

runway34 The movie was entertaining, but became frustratingly unrealistic in the last half hour. I won't tell you exactly what happened but I was yelling why don't they do this or that, or you have got to be kidding me for almost the entire last half hour. Especially the ending where the victims are located in a place where there was no chance they could have had access to, but they are still spotted immediately by their rescuers. I believe you should suspend disbelief to a point when watching a movie, but the movie makers also have a responsibility to keep things within the realm of possibility.I am a professional firefighter so I understand that in a crisis a lot of people do stupid things and use bad tactics when facing life threatening challenges. But to me it would be more entertaining to see people who are using good judgment and not freaking out.

edwagreen While there is appropriate character build up at the beginning of the film, there certainly could have been more tension brought about when the actual blackout occurs.We have stereotyping here as depicted by the usual black neighborhood, with the unemployed men and characters hanging around the streets while being up to no good. There is promise as one mother recounts that her son will be attending college.The best part here is that the landlord, played by Saul Rubinek, gets caught up in the blackout. Coming into the neighborhood with his chauffeur, he looks to blame his super for adverse conditions in the building, and looks to fire him so that he can collect a higher rent for the latter's apartment.Caught with the power failure, Rubinek is forced to take refuge with the super and the two experience quite an interesting evening in blacked out New York City. They leave with a much better understanding of one another. (Of course, Rubinek still can't wait to get out of the neighborhood the next morning.)

craigwmc Initially I did not accept the comments on this movie, however, after reading I did. Possibly, in this neighborhood, it was difficult during this time. I felt the opposite. I thought this time showed an amazing sense of community - everyone came together. All the stores gave free water to people who were walking home as a result of no transportation, etc. Nonetheless, as mentioned, I understand it may not have been the same in all neighborhoods. This was a time that I saw NYC come together like no other less the events of September the eleventh. On another note - is what happened in this movie a true indication of what COULD happen if we lost power for an extended period of time (power which is an EXPECTED utility of Americans)? Yes.

gelooo69 After seeing some good reviews on IMDb For this pointless waste of time i decided to watch it with a group of mates. BIG MISTAKE! I want my sat night back, but more, i want the trust i also lost with my friends back, as i will probably never be allowed to choose a movie again.Don't get me wrong, this movie looked pretty good at the start. Building up characters for the audience to slightly get connected to, Only to lead to absolutely nothing. I was expecting to see another LA riot. But what you get is about as exciting as the dramas in the Brady Bunch movie. This movie dragged on building up its climax only fizzel out just when things looked good. This would barely make it as a mid-day movie. It gets a 3 because the acting was pretty good. But having a black-out in your own home would be just as exciting.