Well, here’s a movie I would have completely missed if I didn’t keep track of the names attached to so many of the films I cover on here. For a start, this is an honest-to-Dude Lifetime movie that managed to make it to cinemas here in Australia, either because we’re still starved for new features to throw on the big screen or (more likely) because it was filmed and takes place in this country. There’s also the lead actress, Claire van der Boom, who I technically last saw in Palm Beach, but who I mainly remember for being in the glorified Nikon advert Love Is Now.
And then there’s the director, Vic Sarin. That name may not mean anything to anyone else, but apart from directing several other Lifetime productions, he’s also the director behind the quintessential rapture movie and the grandfather of modern Christiansploitation with the original Left Behind. That’s a trinity of warning signs without seeing a frame of the film itself, and I’ll be honest, I went in expecting a trainwreck. And while I didn’t exactly receive said trainwreck, I can safely say that this isn’t all that good either.
