Em ( Emily Baldoni) educates the group about the Tunguska Event - an actual occurrence - and various other comets that caused odd events in history. The main topic of conversation at this dinner party - hosted at Lee (Lorene Scafaria) and Mike’s ( Nicholas Brendon) house - is a comet that is due to pass over the earth that very night. So, I’m going to tread lightly and warn you that no matter what, don’t watch the trailer. Delving deeply into the plot will be a disservice to you.
But what made that movie - Karyn Kusama’s The Invitation - so great is that it held its cards close to its chest for as long as possible. Now, the last time I watched a movie about friends having a dinner party, it didn’t end well. But before we get to that, we are introduced to eight friends having a dinner party. Just like the comet that sets off this entire mess.
And while Coherence doesn’t quite reach the heights of either of those movies, it gets close. However, once in a while a movie comes along that proves less is more. Coherence is a twisting, thrilling, low budget sci-fi that shows that sometimes less is more when it comes to the genre.Īs CGI and technology get more advanced, the stories and twists and turns of sci-fi movies get more epic in scope and complicated in plot.