No. 93 The End (2024) 98/100
After a brief hiatus we’re back! The remaining films on my list have remained elusive but this latest release from Mr Shannon got us back in the saddle. It’s always good to see the big man, but I’m afraid this one left me saddle sore and somewhat bored. It’s a pity as the premise of a family surviving 20 years in a bunker following an environmental disaster sounded interesting, but I have to say I had my doubts when I read it was a musical. The film is set wholly within the wealthy family’s bunker, which was created within a salt mine. The specifics of the disaster are kept somewhat vague, but it’s made pretty clear that Shannon’s character ’Father’ was one of the instigators, given he used to control an oil company. This led to more alarm bells going off – will this be a parable about looking after the environments and pointing fingers at likely polluters? Yes, it is! The film sets its stall out early on with the ‘Son’ character starting a tuneless song in which he’...