The rating jumped from 7.8 to 5.6 in one day

I will watch it, then. I am not looking for big Hollywood flicks. My tastes go beyond that. I am after original thought-provoking, quality films with good writing, and of course, good acting! I will give this movie a review after watching it. 😃

I loved how there were explosions, but they weren't really important to this movie. It was as if one of those flashy movies was going on across town, and that's what much of the sci-fi fans want to see, but this much smaller movie chose to focus on something much more subtle. The homeless girl sleeping in the bushes is the perfect analogy for what is going on here. Thanks so much for helping bring some much-needed perspective to the genre.

It doesn't get divisive reviews because it doesn't rely on tropes or conventional storytelling. It gets those because the premise is incredibly flawed. As a commentary, this film fails completely. Women become basically worthless with age could only be conceived if you bought into today's far left rhetoric. Beauty and fertility being the only worthwhile qualities about women is never gonna happen, ever. It's a delusional thought. The slight commentary on class struggle is decent, but not well fleshed out.

The quote about kindness towards the end could've only been written by someone with a truly cynical view of the world and a very dystopian view of the future.

To comment on other posts here: No, this film isn't for "women". It's well put together for what it is and puts up a few good points, but is too removed from reality to be considered commentary.

I love the sci-fi genre (I am female), and my boyfriend is not particularly fond of it, but he'd read about this movie and suggested we watch it. We watched it last night, and it was a slower paced film, and I really liked how it didn't slap you in the face with the futuristic sci-fi aspects that are typical of the genre. I really liked the relationship between Jules and Gwen, and found the complex nature of women navigating this future world both scary and intriguing. My boyfriend didn't really say anything last night about the movie, but this morning he started talking about it, and questions he had, and I gave him my interpretation of some of the scenes he was questioning. He said it must have been a good film, because he was still thinking about it the next day, and wanted to know more about this world. So, it definitely made an impression on him!

I went into it knowing it was a drama with a sci-fi setting, and I thought the pacing was perfect. I liked that even though the sci-fi aspect of it wasn't as "heavy" as it could have been, but it was important to the story. I also like that the actual time frame of the movie was pretty ambiguous. All the characters were really interesting to me, and I thought the acting was great as well. This actually resonated with me even though I'm a guy.

I think it's more of a woman's movie too but open-minded men would appreciate it as well. I cried a couple of times, the story and acting were beautifully done.

I'm a male and thought the movie was outstanding in all aspects except I would of preferred a more tragic ending. One where the rift between the mother and daughter widens. For a minute I thought they where going to go down that road. At least the finale wasn't cheesy. I do agree that most people, especially men, desire futuristic CGI action from sci-fi.

If you liked this movie, another movie that's somewhat similar in style as far slow pacing, strong female protagonist, and technically classified as sci-fi - even though sci-fi definitely takes a backseat - is "The Wall". It's actually one of my favorite films. Totally different themes but I do think there is one scene where she reflects on motherhood. It's also another one women claim to be able to relate to more than men.