KL24: Zombies (2017) User Reviews

Not what I expected...but in a good way.

[jesssfrankel · 6/10 · 26 March 2023]

Considering this was my first Malaysian zombie movie, not a bad experience. It concerns a zombie outbreak in Kuala Lampur, and there are three intertwining stories that finally mesh into a (sort of) cohesive whole.

While some may carp about this being more of a family drama than a zombie horror flick, I found the cultural differences interesting. The acting was okay. Not great, but okay, mainly by the actor playing the grandfather, and the actress playing the human rights lawyer.

It was a black comedy, to be sure, but it blended horror and pathos fairly well. On a side note, if Malaysian people code-switch from English to Malay and back again, well, let's hear it for communication!

As for the pacing, while it is a little dull in stretches, the action picks up in the last thirty minutes and the ending is solid. I won't go so far as to say this is the best zombie flick around, but it isn't the worst, either.

If you can get past the Culture Shock, it's okay...

[AndyVanScoyoc · 5/10 · 1 September 2019]

I didn't realize that Malaysia was so culturally diverse and the multiple wives angle is a REAL turn off, but set that aside and this movie isn't all that bad.

I loved the sometimes English and sometimes other languages mixed in...was kind of cool.

The zombies were pretty good and this movie had some funny moments.

Just prepare yourself for a situation or two that most of us aren't accustomed to and find reprehensible, get past that and just enjoy the movie for what it is...not a half bad zombie film.

Huge mess

[thedarkestshadow-32785 · 2/10 · 21 February 2021]

The acting is pretty bad. Sad that the side characters speak English and act better than the main characters. The pacing is just awful. More time spent on family drama than anything else. Barely any scenes with zombies. I would have given it 1 star but I did chuckle at one part in the office.

A Comedy Horror Zombie Mash Up That Equals a MESS!

[ikeybabe · 2/10 · 11 December 2019]

This movie was so stupid - from the beginning to the very end. The dialogue is stale and nonsensical. The plot is completely incoherent. **SPOILER ALERT** One of the characters is a male married to 4 women and they have a long, stupid debate over why he married each of them - so dumb! The weirdo character who wants to start his own government is just idiotic. The movie goes on these weird tangents that have nothing to do with zombies and then back to the lame horror. The acting is the real horror show. This is one zombie apocalypse flick you can skip - really, you should definitely NOT bother with this one.

Localised zombie comedy from Malaysia

[Leofwine_draca · 2/10 · 18 October 2017]

In the modern digital age there seem to be localised zombie movies popping up all over the world, and this particular offering comes from Malaysia. Sadly as an indie it's not much cop at all, taking a humorous look at the material but feeling very localised as a result. The diverse narrative follows three plot strands centring on various characters surviving during the zombie apocalypse. Most of it is filmed in a single office and apartment. The zombie actors are rubbish, the human actors even worse, as they seem to think that acting consists of mugging and flamboyancy. There's very little to get excited about here.

Asian flavored low-budget Shaun of the Dead

[koohii · 7/10 · 12 February 2024]

Do you like seeing eccentric people being forced to deal with zombies in a way that brings out all their quirks? This movie may be for you.

This movie had no problem with making fun of different religious that make up Malaysia's population. Some people might see the scene where the sister-wives of the Muslim man are discussing their relationship now that he has married a 4th (much, much younger) woman as a waste of time, or a straw man argument, but the key factor is that this scene is absolutely realistic, and more importantly, it shows that these three actually like and care for each other, even though the only thing they really have in common is that they are married to the same odious male.

Lots of other zombie moving and video game cliche's abound.

If you enjoyed Shaun of the Dead, give this a try.