Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

drbuzzysawyer " The After " begins as a rather innocuous little drama, where we are watching a little vignette on a young actress who is trying her best to get to an audition. From there, she is thrown in to an urban drama, where there is a signature element which has been Chris Carter's signature: Unpredictability. Carter produced hard-hitting, classy stuff with the X-FILES, and MILLENNIUM.In both the X-FILES, and MILLENNIUM, there was always an anchor: the element of unpredictability. You must understand I see The AFTER, and all of Carter's projects not just through the eyes and heart of a sci-fi / fantasy / drama / dark noir fan, but, through the eyes of a writer - director.The casting is exquisite. And for that, I give Chris Carter all the good credit. Casting a PILOT, is CRUCIAL, and every real filmmaker knows this. Direction, and plot-point timing in this little sci- fi / fantasy drama, is unpredictable, and keeps us shocked, and on a roller - coaster ride. All film projects have problems....but I'm not going to do an post-mortem on a pilot and place those little problems in formaldehyde on display, as if they are our rewards for hanging through a loser project. It isn't a loser. This is an unusual piece of work for Chris Carter.IF you have not see the pilot for The AFTER...I suggest you see it. Make time and plenty of popcorn for this neat little pilot product. Carter's projects speak a different language, folks. I only hope that The AFTER...is a gift that keeps on giving.Thanks for your indulgence.Dr. H. E. "Buzzy" Sawyer, Jr. Manhattan, NY

realitycomments It felt like I was watching something filmed in the 70's ... kind of cheesy, but I must admit it had its elements of humor. Kind of cultishy.I couldn't take my eyes away. The usually group of humans stuck together ... the hot head, the macho w/the big heart, the snob, the mom, the old crazy lady... except the writers do seem to do good with the characters by showing their various sides in just one pilot.I love the old lady who was so annoying at first, but funny.Then all of a sudden at the end of the episode another element comes into play. And that was ... no spoiler here ... but I will say it was the ultimate wtf.It you like bizarre, dark comedy (though I'm not sure the comedy is always intentional or not) and like the crazy irritating group of humans trapped together who are all from different backgrounds type stories, you may like this.It moved fast and kept my attention.I don't think the story takes itself too seriously, which make it fun in the horror/thriller/sci-fi/weird/cult classic genre.

pariahx-876-933189 There will always be reviews for and against great movies, the after may not be the greatest, but as far as entertainment goes, i felt it was very riveting, and it left me wanting more. my one fear is that some series starts with good plots and heavy tension, and then fizzle out and becomes boring. I have also noted that too many series are base on emotions that are not very realistic in certain situations, like stopping to take time to hug, kiss and dry tears while horror and death is going on around the characters. Someone or something is trying to kill you in the most brutal way, and anything that can be used as a weapon is either ignored or dropped and the person run. How realistic is that. Realism is taken out of acting to make room for false emotions in roles, why does every woman have to scream on seeing a body,that is presume dead.

mallardsnest The show had great potential, unfortunately they did a horrible job. In the main group of survivors they have - a hooker, an black escaped prisoner(innocent of all charges of course), an Hispanic female cop, a lawyer, an actress (a terrible one at that), a rich old white woman, an abusive alcoholic Irish man, and to top it off, a gay clown.Of course they bicker amongst themselves constantly, much like Walking Dead. I'm not quite sure why all writers think that the end of the world scenarios will bring out the worst in people. Maybe they should start from scratch with a bit more imagination. The actors could've phoned it in, they did such a bad job.