Everyone who knows the Crossed comicbooks by writer Garth Ennis and artist Jacen Burrows and other writers and artist, knows what's coming:
It's not a Zombie flic. It's like 28 Days Later: A mutated virus transforms the infected in angry, violent, no-strings-attached killers, rapists, cannibals and sadists. Unlike in 28 Days Later, the infected are not only in rage and act more or less like Zombies, here, they still remain some human intelligence and can think and talk. The infected can infect others by their blood, saliva or ejaculat. So, the numbers of the infected rise and the fight for survival may begin.
Based on actual events, this movie is a dark, grim and very black humorous comment about the Covid-19 pandemic.
Good things: The effects are handmade, very practical, a lot of latex, make-up and tons of blood.
The original score is electronic, minimalistic and reminds me of the synth sounds from 80s horror movies.
The setting is well done, the dark atmosphere builds up slowly.
Bad things: Really bad is the main cast, but also some of the supporting cast. Not well acted. Unfortunatelly the bad acting destroys a lot of the atmosphere and tension.
Some scenes are not well edited/choreographed (or not well written in the script). Might have been a budget problem.
At the final act, the last third of the movie, the story is too constructed, like a deus ex machina. Might also have been a budget problem.
Nontheless, this movie is a shocker, very gory and disturbing, but doesn't keep its atmosphere and tension to keep me as a viewer gripped.
Movies like the The Crazies remake and Battle Royale are gripping and manage to build up the tension and keep it constantly rising.
With better actors, a higher budget, some better editing and some modifications on the script/storytelling, this could have been a blast.
The movie is ok for what it is.
It's not a Zombie flic. It's like 28 Days Later: A mutated virus transforms the infected in angry, violent, no-strings-attached killers, rapists, cannibals and sadists. Unlike in 28 Days Later, the infected are not only in rage and act more or less like Zombies, here, they still remain some human intelligence and can think and talk. The infected can infect others by their blood, saliva or ejaculat. So, the numbers of the infected rise and the fight for survival may begin.
Based on actual events, this movie is a dark, grim and very black humorous comment about the Covid-19 pandemic.
Good things: The effects are handmade, very practical, a lot of latex, make-up and tons of blood.
The original score is electronic, minimalistic and reminds me of the synth sounds from 80s horror movies.
The setting is well done, the dark atmosphere builds up slowly.
Bad things: Really bad is the main cast, but also some of the supporting cast. Not well acted. Unfortunatelly the bad acting destroys a lot of the atmosphere and tension.
Some scenes are not well edited/choreographed (or not well written in the script). Might have been a budget problem.
At the final act, the last third of the movie, the story is too constructed, like a deus ex machina. Might also have been a budget problem.
Nontheless, this movie is a shocker, very gory and disturbing, but doesn't keep its atmosphere and tension to keep me as a viewer gripped.
Movies like the The Crazies remake and Battle Royale are gripping and manage to build up the tension and keep it constantly rising.
With better actors, a higher budget, some better editing and some modifications on the script/storytelling, this could have been a blast.
The movie is ok for what it is.