This just wasn’t something I enjoyed. It seems like there's a civil war happening within the United States; California and Texas have broken away, and Florida appears to be unstable as well. The President, portrayed by Nick Offerman, gives a speech trying to reassure everyone that things are fine, but photo-journalist Lee (Kirsten Dunst) and her colleague Joel (Wagner Moura) believe the situation will likely end differently. They decide to make their way roughly 800 miles to Washington DC in an attempt to speak with him. Their less-than-fit veteran friend Sammy (Stephen McKinley Henderson) thinks they’re foolish, but he wants to join them on this trip too. Meanwhile, young photographer Jessie (Cailee Spaeny) has joined the group, and surprisingly, they agree to let her come along on what is clearly a dangerous journey. The whole thing works because of how unbelievable it all is as this completely absurd scenario plays out. There’s no explanation given about why the war started – did the President take over? Was he elected by a party that those states didn't support? Are they simply brutal revolutionaries with weapons? Then there’s the dialogue, often delivered by Henderson with lines like "always grab fuel when you can" or “this path only leads to death,” as the group travels through a surprisingly stable and well-supplied country where there’s almost no sign of mass movement, fear, or panic. It seems their blue “Press” helmets and some kevlar make them immune to the danger they're supposed to be witnessing. Jesse Plemons has a short appearance—that was actually the only somewhat thrilling part—but otherwise, it felt like nothing much was happening. Dunst’s character begins as strong and interesting, but that fades away, and I just found myself feeling bored as the ending became predictable, like sunrise. It feels disjointed, moves in small segments, is unrealistic, and features characters who are hard to accept. Perhaps it's meant to be wildly apocalyptic, but mostly it reminded me of an episode of "Falling Skies"—except without any aliens. Maybe it would connect better with viewers in America; I certainly didn’t find that to be the case.

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