How I Live Now

Ein bescheiden dargestellter Dritter Weltkrieg, eine wirkungsvolle Stimmung, zwei Schauspielleistungen (die Rebellin Saoirse Ronan und der gute Junge Tom Holland), die ausgezeichnet sind, und weitere Schauspieler*innen, die "nur“ gut sind. Der Film ist eher für jüngere Zuschauer*innen bestimmt. Das bedeutet aber nicht, dass er für andere zwingend uninteressant ist. Das Wichtigste ist, keine ausladende Geschichte zu erwarten, die voll von Figuren, Action und Spezialeffekten ist. Wenn ein Teenager-Mädchen im Krieg dasselbe wie die Hauptheldin erleben würde und wenn es Tagebuch führen würde, würden die Einträge bestimmt genau so aussehen. (29.11.2015)

A realistic post-apocalyptic story with the absolutely amazing Saoirse Ronan. I have to admit that I even wondered here and there whether to give it five stars. I don’t know why, but the world they depicted here has always been alluring to me; both in books and movies. But I rarely ever found such stories. And when I saw Saoirse in the very first minute, I was thinking that there’s no way they could have gotten a better actress for such a movie. She’s just so amazing and beautiful and… amazing! In any case, the story is the reason that didn’t let me add the fifth star. It’s absolutely classic as far as similar premises go. Entering a war zone, being rescued from it, fleeing, searching for survivors, an attempt at escaping the human vultures and returning to the place where the story began. Nothing more and nothing less. But I already know that thanks to the atmosphere, I won’t be quick to forget about this movie. (21.03.2015)

The film, which at times unnecessarily tries to push too hard, as if unable to choose between being "By the Sea" or "Red Dawn". In the end, you will still feel like you are watching a strange version of "Narnia", without the children actually getting to Narnia. Saoirse Ronan shows that she is not afraid of challenges, on the other hand, some of her characters seem monotonous and annoying to us. This is one of them. The eve of the Third World War is an interesting setting, on the other hand, why couldn't it be the eve of the Second World War? The vision of the future here doesn't have much justification. Or is it a warning? (28.12.2013)