I had high hopes for THE LOST FUTURE . A post apocalypse adventure where a handful of survivors continue the struggle in the face of insurmountable odds . There's the added bonus of it starring Sean Bean and while that alone is no guarantee of high quality at least it hints heavily that this might be better in the way of something deserving in the region of three out of ten as many of these American productions deserve . That said as THE LOST FUTURE I quickly realised this was a production by the notorious SyFy channel and that alone gets alarm bells ringing very loudly
The film does get off to a generally bad start . Any type of recognisable very near future scenario along the lines of a John Wyndham novel is gone and humanity has degenerated in to the level of civilisation to that of the bronze age . In this case it's difficult to think of it as any type of post apocalypse drama except for a plot point where some of the survivors are referred to as " mutants " and carry their infection to other human survivors where you'll instantly be reminded of the infected from 28 DAYS LATER . As it turns out this infection carried by the mutants can be cured by a mysterious yellow powder where Amal ( That's Arabic for hope . No coincidence ) , the character played by Sean Bean has an inkling where it might be found in abundance so he leads a trio of young noble cypher people on a quest to find this cure . . It's not post apocalypse fiction at all but much more in keeping with a LORD OF THE RINGS clone , a feeling reinforced by Bean's casting where he spouts Shakspearian type dialogue . It's not a bad film but at the same time not a film that exceeds average at best
The film does get off to a generally bad start . Any type of recognisable very near future scenario along the lines of a John Wyndham novel is gone and humanity has degenerated in to the level of civilisation to that of the bronze age . In this case it's difficult to think of it as any type of post apocalypse drama except for a plot point where some of the survivors are referred to as " mutants " and carry their infection to other human survivors where you'll instantly be reminded of the infected from 28 DAYS LATER . As it turns out this infection carried by the mutants can be cured by a mysterious yellow powder where Amal ( That's Arabic for hope . No coincidence ) , the character played by Sean Bean has an inkling where it might be found in abundance so he leads a trio of young noble cypher people on a quest to find this cure . . It's not post apocalypse fiction at all but much more in keeping with a LORD OF THE RINGS clone , a feeling reinforced by Bean's casting where he spouts Shakspearian type dialogue . It's not a bad film but at the same time not a film that exceeds average at best