Girls of Geek B Movie Review: "Left Behind" (2014)

Written by Scotty

As people get older, their attitudes and opinions change, sometimes for the better, but sometimes for the worse.  With so many people getting married at such young ages, it is not difficult to see why there are so many divorces these days.  Even if you find the love of your life at an early age, it is wiser is you let some time go by before tying the knot, since there is so much more life for both people to live and find out who they really are.  It saves on the pain and heartache that a divorce can cause in the long run, especially if there are children involved.

Chloe Steele is coming home to surprise her father on his birthday, but finds out he has other plans.  Arriving at the airport, Chloe calls her mother to make sure everything is set, but finds out that her father, Ray, has taken a job for the day that will keep him away from the house on his birthday.  Waiting to see him arrive for his flight, Chloe runs into investigative reporter Buck Williams and they begin to hit it off.  Watching for her father to show, Chloe is upset to see her dad flirting with a flight attendant who wants to be taken for a ride of her own.

Talking with her father, Chloe is disappointed to see how quickly her parents are falling apart from each other.  Leaving in a huff, Chloe does not want to go home and face her mother on her own, but has little choice since Ray is getting ready to fly to London for the night.  Arriving at the house, Chloe is happy to see her little brother and brings him a gift that he has been wanting for a long time.  Talking with her mother, Chloe does not want to get into a religious discussion, but is drawn into one anyway.  Thinking that her mother has lost it by turning to the good book, Chloe has to leave the house before saying something that will impede on their relationship.  Taking her little brother to the mall, Chloe knows that there is much more to life than keeping her nose in a book, since her family is what really matters.

On his flight, Captain Ray Steele is looking to change his life, if just a little bit.  With the beautiful Hattie at his side, the two are looking to have a little bit of fun when in London.  But their relationship gets taken off course when an event has made all of the children on the flight disappear, along with some select adults.  Being the only two members of the flight staff remaining on the plane, Ray and Hattie have to do everything in their power to keep the passengers calm until they can find out what has happened.  Trying to get ahold of anyone on the ground, Ray finds out that they are on their own until the plane is able to land.  When Ray gets through to one of his longtime friends in the tower, he finds out what has happened on the plane is not an isolated event, but it has happened all over the world.

Looting, rioting and all around craziness has all of the major cities in shambles, but not everyone is willing to give up yet.  As Chloe’s brother vanished in her arms, she has no idea what is happening around her, but will stop at nothing to find him again.  Seeing parents falling to their knees, she periodically checks the news and sees that all of the children around the world have gone missing.  Wanting to ask her mother about what is happening, she is stunned to see that she has gone missing as well.  With millions of people vanishing around the world, there is only one reason that everyone can agree on, that the end of days is upon the earth and the non-believers have been Left Behind.

One of those movies that deals with the rapture coming to life, but it has its own special story behind it.  Dealing more with the disappointment and love within a family that is quickly falling to pieces, it stays very focused on the what the family has for one another.  Without knowing or willing to believe what is happening in the world around them, the only force that is keeping them from ending it all is their love for each other.  This movie keeps a very close look at all of the people that have been left on earth, while so many others have been taken to a better place.  Even with millions of people vanishing for what seems to be no reason, the rest of the world will have to pull together to insure their survival while they will have to witness the end of days first hand.  Happy Viewing.

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