Synopsis
A mysterious global blackout yields countless populations to simply vanish, leaving only their clothes and possessions behind. A small handful of survivors band together in a dimly-lit tavern on 7th Street, struggling to combat the apocalyptic horror. Realizing they may in fact be the last people on earth, a dark shadow hones in on them alone.
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Cast
- Hayden ChristensenLuke
- Thandiwe NewtonRosemary
- John LeguizamoPaul
- Neal HuffChicago Reporter
- Jacob LatimoreJames
- Taylor GroothuisBriana
- Jordan TrovillionConcession Girl
- Hugh MaguirePatient
- Erin NicolePaige Taylor
- Carolyn CliffordFemale TV Anchor
Recommendations
- 70
Village Voice
It is creepy enough to make you hope the theater parking lot is brightly lit. - 70
NPR
A highly respectable piece of genre entertainment, one with a little more class than most. - 63
New York Post
Not as elaborate or entertaining as Anderson's last feature, "Transsiberian," but it's got enough shocks for an entirely respectable addition to the post-apocalyptic genre. - 60
The New York Times
The story, which starts promisingly only to stop, restart, sputter and come to a wheezing, disappointing puff of nada, proves the least satisfying part of the whole. The finale certainly isn't earned, but all the nasty, tiny jolts throughout the movie do prick the skin nicely. - 60
New York Daily News
It's a slow time at the cineplex, and the sinister scares served up by Brad Anderson are just spooky enough to freak out undemanding horror fans. - 58
The A.V. Club
Vanishing On 7th Street does work well as a kind of mood-piece, observing all the ways we surround ourselves with the illusion of warmth and security, before the shadows creep in. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Whatever one's view of Christian evangelical beliefs, from strictly a horror-film standpoint the movie needs a better villain. - 50
Observer
The actors work hard to convey terror-especially Mr. Christensen, who proved he could act when he played disgraced journalist Stephen Glass in the marvelous, underrated "Shattered Glass"-but the panic that overtakes the characters never quite grips the audience.
