Excellent adaptation.

Better than most people think

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

I wasn't prepared for this story line with the American cousin visiting England. Saoirse Ronan as always is amazing. I really enjoyed this movie.

Thought the story line was very good. I expected the film to be longer and thought it would go into more dept. The start to where they get taken I also thought was going to be longer thought we would get to see her adapt to her life more before they got taken away. Would have been good it we see what the girls life was like more when there where took. Thought we would have gotten to see what happened they boys and how Eddie made it home. I think the film would have been much better if we got to see these things and how they felt with life after they made it home if we saw more . Was very disappointed in the movie. Think these things would have made it so much better

First of let me say that I didn't mind the love-story or the connection between the involved... - However it fills the later half of the movie to an extent that is just syrupy and sappy in the extreme. No way that anyone sane is going to be that obsessed by a boy while world war III is occurring around her - At least I hope not... Saoirse Ronan is exceptional, while the rest doesn't have much of a story. The production is notably cheap, but it is still pretty well made on a budget. Way to many cuts though. As an introduction to the cozy catastrophe version of the post apocalyptic genre it is interesting, but sadly could have had so much more impact if the love story were either removed entirely or at the very least dialed way down. A much better look at this genre is Terry Nations's classic "Survivor" TV-series from 1978.

I love this movie and thought it was brilliant. It fits well in the reality of a country suddenly falling apart and also with the possible reality of the nuclear bomb being used by terrorist groups. The declaration of martial law, the separation of boys and girls, the terrorists, the groups of men walking around the country brutalising people... everything is there and brilliantly directed. As for the acting, Daisy and her punk fashion style fits perfectly with her teenage attitude of faking to not care about what happens around her. Piper is great as a little naive girl who can get distracted from a dead body and the reality of war by a bar of chocolate. The boys were acting great. At first, all pretty much carefree in their country then falling apart during the war.