A group of ragged war-weary mercenaries led by DC (Ray Stevenson) are hired by a British doctor to venture into the middle of a war-zone in order to find a Nazi bunker. Planned to be in and out withing 48 hours it seems to be a simple operation. That is until undead Nazis start appearing and physics gets hijacked by some wacky Second World War experiment...
I wasn't naturally expecting Shakespeare with this movie, but I was really hoping for an interesting scare. However it is a far cry away from similar tales (from ones I've seen lately it is highly reminiscent of "The Stick" by Darrell Roodt). The story remains very fragmented and is never really built up to a satisfying degree. Also the film almost totally lacks any horror save for the first 20 minutes or so. After that its a typical who-to-whack-next flick with no suspense or interesting plot points to pull it together. The ending standoff is the worst of it all, as it forces rules that were previously non-existent (with undead following DC's game plan without much fuss or objections).
All in all despite some good manly performances by Stevenson and Prior (Richard Brake) it's not worth the time invested into it. It's a shame, because the location as well as the basic premise could have given a much better end result.
I wasn't naturally expecting Shakespeare with this movie, but I was really hoping for an interesting scare. However it is a far cry away from similar tales (from ones I've seen lately it is highly reminiscent of "The Stick" by Darrell Roodt). The story remains very fragmented and is never really built up to a satisfying degree. Also the film almost totally lacks any horror save for the first 20 minutes or so. After that its a typical who-to-whack-next flick with no suspense or interesting plot points to pull it together. The ending standoff is the worst of it all, as it forces rules that were previously non-existent (with undead following DC's game plan without much fuss or objections).
All in all despite some good manly performances by Stevenson and Prior (Richard Brake) it's not worth the time invested into it. It's a shame, because the location as well as the basic premise could have given a much better end result.