Film Review – Bird Box Barcelona

If Sandra Bullock isn’t going to agree to do a sequel, it’s time to expand the universe. That’s the general vibe of “Bird Box Barcelona,” which is an attempt to do something with the monster streaming success of 2018’s “Bird Box,” where Bullock did battle with mysterious forces as her character made her way through a world gone mad, protecting children in her care. The feature was odd but effective, capturing a rich sense of confusion and horror as an unexplained event unfolded for a desperate woman. Bullock was the major selling point of the movie, but she’s not around for “Barcelona,” which passes the franchise to a new lead character experiencing a bizarre crisis of faith and sanity. Writer/directors David and Alex Pastor are tasked with expanding the “Bird Box” universe with the new picture, and they go to some interesting places with the premise, which retains the apocalyptic grimness fans are looking for, only lacking some star power when it needs it the most. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com