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Matthew B @RT77991241 10/07/2024 I personally consider this film to be a hidden gem within the zombie genre, and I think anyone who says this is "the same thing you've seen before" is being hideously dishonest. This film explores a LOT of the beginning of the zombie outbreak which is something zombie fans on average LOVE, but is rarely explored for more than a few minutes by filmmakers. We spend more than half of this film with our protagonists quarantined to their house by the military after a deadly virus starts to spread around a quiet town. Little is actually said about the virus and we don't really see any zombies until the final act of the film which creates a VERY tense and uncomfortable atmosphere. When we do finally see an infected up close in good lighting, it creates an extremely unnerving reveal which is probably one of my favorite monster reveals of all time, at least within the zombie genre. This film takes a somewhat realistic approach and I personally believe it is somewhat accurate to what would take place in real life... media censorship, martial law and the subsequent failure to contain the virus, it's all very grounded and makes the film feel that much more relatable. ESPECIALLY after going through covid-19 and the events it caused back in 2020. It's not perfect by any means, there are some moments here and there that remind you it's a horror movie. For example, the girl across the street deciding to have sex just moments after waking up to her mothers corpse being on top of her... or the family fighting over and refusing to help their neighbors across the street out of fear of the infection and dwindling rations... just to let some random battered strange woman into their house with little questions. I also think it's questionable that both the father AND his friend have rifles but when they go out to "survey the area" only one brings a firearm. Seems maybe a crowbar isn't really appropriate protection when you have a hunting rifle sitting at home. You could argue he left it for his son to use in case of emergency, but when him and his mother go outside to look for the little girl he brings a baseball bat. So what happened to the other rifle? Did they eat it? Not to mention going outside, seeing someone's fresh innards splattered across the windshield of a STILL RUNNING vehicle, walking over dozens of corpses, being shot at by the military and having someone run in fear right past them would probably make most of us turn around and go right back where we came from... but nope, these guys just keep marching right towards the danger for some reason. Despite all of this, this is a quite competent zombie film and I'm quite surprised it's not brought up in discussion more. The pace and overall vibe quite reminds me of the video game "No Room In Hell"... so definitely check that out if you enjoy this. Recommended. See more prawnda s @RT72497680 02/05/2023 it's very well done, but some people might not like that there's very little action, and most of the violence takes place off screen. i think this aspect is tasteful and frugal, and that the limited budget hardly shows at all. it may not be anything to write home about, but it's a solid film. See more 11/06/2020 Would have been a fairly good stab at a zombie movie except for the usual trope of idiot child/teenager gets everyone else killed and thereafter you only watch the film in the hope they'll show some recognition or remorse before ideally being killed horribly. See more 05/04/2020 How did this "Movie" get a better rating than World War Z? The taste in movies has gone downhill faster than most Hollywood actor's careers. See more 07/22/2018 The film is most certainly not genre defining, but introduces some interesting scenaros in the event our friends and neighbors go zombie as well as a reward for climax for those patient enough to stay for it. See more 06/27/2018 It's not a good sign when I forget about a movie I watched entirely. I guess it was because this take on the zombie genre was as generic as it gets and it focuses too much on the slow turning of people and downfall of society under a viral threat than offering any new ideas. See more Read all reviews

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