It's a good movie for the most part

Rating: 7/10 (17 November 2019)

A lot of the nine and ten star reviews are from around the time this movie was released. I don't think this movie deserves that much hype, although it certainly is a solid film. It's a AAA action horror movie: the whole thing is beautifully shot, and no expense was spared with location and special effects. That being said, some of the movie is kind of ridiculous and not in a good way. Some of the characters are just throwaway set pieces and it suffers from the general maximalism trend of the mid 2000s.
However, this is not a bad film by any means. There's a lot of action, and it doesn't overstay its welcome with the 100 minute runtime. Some of the performances are believable and touching. It's not a "meh" movie either, it's definitely a contender for one of the best zombie films of all time. I just think the hype that surrounded its release and its status as "the remake that didn't suck" makes people hype it too much, it's not "28 Days Later".