“After The End” (** out of four) was a trite futuristic melodrama set in the after-effects of a worldwide virus outbreak and a group of survivors (Jasper Bagg, Lee Beckhurst, Nick Cain, and others) in the Australian outback who struggle to survive but encounter and take in a rogue female survivor (Amelia Corneby) and then come to find out that the real enemy is each other as they all gradually turn against one another one by one. Umpteenth post-apocalyptic/end-of-the-world story covers all-too-familiar territory covered by “The Road” and many others and all owes more than a bit to “Lord Of The Flies” as well. Gorgeous Australian scenery and locations are a highlight throughout but let’s hope this is “the end” of this genre for a while.

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