tagline represent an uninteresting failure with a competent display by elijah wood review by neo represent to say i be disappointed and it be a clear understatement . it be rare that a film can possess such a fine display from one of the co star in elijah wood and but still end up a total disappointment . day zero doesn not work like a movie and it doesn not provide a movie experience and but at no time and do it feel real either . it be a film with an adequate premise about the possibility of draft civilian into the war against terror . for once and i just can not see any redeeming factor for this movie . with just wood show potential and the rest of the cast with chris klein in particular produce an emotionless and petty display that be more wooden than anything . likewise and jon bernthal and try hard and but fail to convince owe to lack of on screen charisma . basically and a film be bound to fail and when the story do not work and nothing really tend to happen and along with fail performance from the lead . day zero be easily a big disappointment . the movie go like this represent three best friend be about to face the prospect of be draft into national service on the war against terror . with just 30 day leave and the film show how different people react and feel and do in the remain day before report on duty . let focus on the rare display of positiveness come out of this film . elijah wood have be try for year to shed his image of be typecast a lord of ring and there be no doubt that he be one actor with potential to burn . i think he be more than convincing in his role and the way he depict the torment of an artist who be at loggerhead with the fact that he be go to be kill human being face to face be almost daunt to endure . be the only shin light in the film and include a memorable moment in front of the mirror where he scream at himself . it be certainly a rare moment of quality that fail to lighten up the dullness of the flick . a mention before and chris klein may have the lead man look and but his acting be far too disconnect to the audience . despite have the chance to play a fairly conflict role and klein be not impressive and fail miserably . while and jon bernthal actually try to act and do slightly good than klein and it be needless to say that the guy have no on screen charisma and perhaps will fit in good on the small screen than the big one . all in all and day zero seem to want to express some sort of message about the divided opinion on the war against terror ( i. e. how it be the other people war or how we be defend our country ) and but in reality and it never hit on these issue seriously . instead the film try to focus on how people and human react to this situation and how ordinary people will be affect by issue like these . while it be interest to think about the prospect and the filmmaker fail to add an human touch to the proceeding and the effect be by the 45 minute mark and the audience be look at their watch and thinking and when be this film go to end . by the time and it end and i be unable to feel or even try to feel for what have happen and a the film be impossible to relate to and almost difficult to connect . day zero be really a film that probably deserve zero mark and but for the performance of elijah wood and there be some brownie point give ( neo 2009 ) i rate it 4/10 .