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In this apocalyptic drama, James is a troubled young man on a mission. He's desperate to join his girlfriend Vicky at the 'party to end all parties' and numb any feelings as the world comes to an end. On his journey however, James is greeted by a lawless and chaotic city, facing a cataclysmic event that will end life on the planet, and he discovers that getting to where he needs to be will not be easy. Along the way, he saves the life of a girl named Rose, frantically searching for her father. Out of options, James invites Rose to join him. Together they discover how they would truly like to spend their last moments on Earth in this world gone mad. (C) Well Go USA
Every time the world ends, somebody has to learn a lesson, generally about Love and What’s Really Important. In “These Final Hours,” an Australian drama, it’s James’s turn. The lesson may not be particularly original, but the film has some striking moments as it follows him to his destiny.
Some sort of cataclysm — apparently a meteor strike — has put Australia on notice that it will be wiped out in a matter of hours. James (Nathan Phillips), a scruffy fellow about whom we learn little, wants to spend his waning moments at a big party he has heard about, though that means abandoning his girlfriend.
On his way to the party, he encounters a young girl, Rose (Angourie Rice), who is trying to escape the kind of creepy men end times bring out of the woodwork. James feels duty-bound to rescue her and reunite her with her father.
Their journey is full of vivid scenes — the usual lawlessness and debauchery, but also some more specific moments that show Zak Hilditch, the writer and director, at his best. A distraught man begs James to shoot him and his family so they don’t have to face the coming calamity. A deranged woman mistakes Rose for her own daughter. The movie needed a few more such scenes to make it more than just a run-of-the-mill apocalypse.
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