Humane

Humane

In the wake of an environmental collapse that has forced humanity to shed 20% of its population, a family dinner erupts into chaos when a father's plan to enlist in the government's new euthanasia program goes horribly awry.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 93 minutes
  • Genre: Horror, Thrillers
  • Stars: Sebastian Chacon, Jay Baruchel, Peter Gallagher, Alanna Bale, Sirena Gulamgaus, Emily Hampshire, Martin Roach, Uni Park, Enrico Colantoni
  • Director: Caitlin Cronenberg
 Comments
  • morgansiraj - 27 June 2024
    It is not as terrible as the reviews say.
    The movie definitely captured me immediately, an ending earth and dysfunctional family is set to be interesting right?

    Well it's not exactly wrong, but the writing could've been better. The end didn't make much sense.

    The preview pretty much summed up the key points, so at some point I could guess exactly what was going to happen. The cinematography was quite enjoyable and the fight scenes were somewhat intense.

    One thing I saw multiple reviews saying is how it wouldn't make sense for one political party to handle the problem, that the WHO (World Health Organization) would most likely be the ones to cover the responsibility of reducing the population and making the decisions.
  • MK_Ultra_ - 18 May 2024
    A scratched an itch, for me anyways.
    Went in blind, other than the film promo poster/first look tease a few months back. The thoroughbred family name still remains very relevant to myself, growing up in the 80s worshipping Caitlins father and seemingly carrying over to Brandon's last few most excellent offerings.

    It's a debut, and for that alone, I applaud C. Berg. Its well done, a little darker than I'd like in some scenes (mostly takes place in 2 locations---inside the patriarch homestead, and outside the front yard.

    It's a dysfunctional family in its highest order, maybe moreso that Rian Johnsons cast of Knives Out of more recent outings. You have an adopted recovering addict that has made more than 3 very bad decisions in his life, though maintained succeeding in fine arts and an accomplished pianist, a spoiled entitled politically connected adulterer who child hates him, a cold calculated "karen" of a sister, who also has a child that hates her and another that strives to be an actress. So you lock this mess into a large home while they go "Lord of Flies" on each other after fighting over who will take the place of one of the two that "enlists" (as part of a depopulation method due to food shortages and the the dying planet) after one decides to take off when the "depopulater team" show up, and aren't leaving without the two contracted bodies.

    What ensues is more of a dark and societal satire approach that held my interest moreso than the brethren "bad child vampire" film in a not all that dissimilar vein, "Abigail." While not as graphic with the body horror, blood is split. Repeatedly and often.

    A for effort, and a solid B for delivery.

    Welcome Caitlin, your vision is not unlike your predecessors and will be interesting to see where she goes in her next vision.