Part 1 of Essay
Kyle MacLachlan, Elizabeth Shue, and Dermot Mulroney star in this West Coast power-outage thriller. Telephones, broadcast signals, and all things electric flicker out in seven US states, but all 50 states become targets of writer/director David Koepp’s social themes. Koepp, author of scripts for Apartment Zero and Carlito’ ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... and begin to wonder if they themselves understand the discord. After this apparent non-event, the couple go home. Matt and Annie (the couple, played by MacLachlan and Shue) awaken having lost operation of all household utilities, including television and radio. Annie discovers that their infant girl has another ear infection, so Matt goes to local pharmacy to get the child’s usual antibiotic. There, Matt is involved in yet another altercation. He and Annie are soon joined by Joe (Mulroney), an old friend who bri ....