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- Director: Bryan Gunnar Cole
- Release Date: January 18, 2008
- Starring: Elijah Wood, Chris Klein, Jon Bernthal, innifer Goodwin, Ally Sheedy, Elizabeth Moss
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- MPAA Rating: R
- Distributor: First Look Studios
- Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival
- Writter: Robert Malkani
- Distribution: First Look Studios
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 17%
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Day Zero is a film that follows the lives of three friends who are given 30 days to report for duty, after the U.S. reinstates the military draft to fight global terrorism.
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Synopsis
Three friends at different phases in their lives are brought together by the reinstating of the draft. The film takes a look at how the main characters in the film deal with being forced to serve their country with honor. Starring Elijah Wood, Chris Klein and Jon Bernthal, the film takes place in New York City.Review Quotes
"As the pals, Elijah Wood, Jon Bernthal, and especially Chris Klein mope around noncommittally, as if it were an upcoming trip to the in-laws' they were dreading -- not a potentially one-way ticket to a war zone." — Gregory Kirschling from Entertainment Weekly"Proves that even the most controversial of topics can be the basis for the dullest indie films." — Kyle Smith from the New York post
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Day Zero Questions
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Should Zero Tolerance Mean Zero Tolerance? 8 AnswersIt should mean zero tolerance, as a knife is a knife, and it is hazardous, no matter how careful the user is. Remember "don't run with scissors"? This is why ev... read more -
Do you like Coke Zero? 4 AnswersUnfortunately I am a soda junkie, I love Coke Zero and love Cherry Coke Zero even more, the only other soda that competes is Diet Dr. Pepper. However, I highly ... read more -
Can life survive in low gravity or zero gravity indefinitely? 3 AnswersGravity determines the scale of many physical phenomena on and above a world's surface. Assuming that toolusing intelligences come from, and would settle, world... read more -
Is there a Zero Punctuation podcast? 1 AnswerThere isn't an official podcast from The Escapist, here is a quote from their website: "we do not currently support video podcast feeds (but we're working on it... read more
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Day Zero Reviews and Articles
- Metacritic.com: Day Zero Reviews
- Entertainment Weekly: Day Zero Review (January 17, 2008)
- "The film is so insular, so small and 'indie', that there's no rattling tension or charge in it."
- Variety: "First Look Nabs Film Pair" (2007)
- CinemaBlend.com: Day Zero Review (2007)
- eFilmCritic.com: Day Zero Review (2007)
- WorstPreviews: Elijah Wood's Day Zero Trailer (2007)


