Review of Testament

Definitely a woman's movie. It was very well done, considering two aspects of the film. One, it was shot in 28 days, which is hard to believe, considering the attention to detail (like the yard turning from green to dirt). Two, in spite of the lack of special effects, the time of the blasts was a frightening and real representation of what one could expect just outside the immediate damage zone. That said, the movie lacked any real science or survival instinct. The one thing that simply didn't make sense, was the inability of the short wave radio to pick up anything. Those things can transmit and receive half way around the world and unless this suburban town was the only spot left on the entire planet, someone would answer.. Knowing the movie was written, directed and starred by all women helps to dismiss the lack of things a man would expect in this film and focus on how women feel and react in a situation like this. Sadly, this is an accurate depiction of what would happen, especially today, after an all out nuclear war., but unlike this film , which portrays everyone dying, there will be survivors around the globe and communication, to give hope.