Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer, 2013. The last surviving humans are on a train for some reason.

Directed by Joon-ho Bong. Written by Bong, & Kelly Masterson; story by Bong, based on a book by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, & Jean-Marc Rochette. Starring Chris Evans, with Kang-ho Song, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, & Ah-sung Ko.

Concept: It doesn't quite end up making sense, but there are lots of great ideas in it. B
Story: B
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: I'm glad we didn't see it in the theatre; even on a TV, parts of it are unreasonably dark. D
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: They don't bother to explain the absurd set-up (Why are they on a train?) until half-way through, by which point it's far too late to take the movie as seriously as it takes itself. (And anyway, it's not much of an explanation.) C

GPA: 2.4/4