well done

Rating: 9/10 (13 April 2006)

I approached this remake with a great deal of skepticism, and quite frankly would never have bothered to watch it had it not been for the casting of the always impeccable sarah Polly. Her performance in this film sums up the great intelligence with which the entire film was constructed. At risk of sounding corny, it is a mass friendly contemplation on morality, consumerism and the value of human life, and it actually scares the pants off of you. The film takes it's time developing the characters beyond one dimensional zombie fighters and leads the viewer to invest themselves emotionally in the outcome of the players, which makes the horror all the more frightening. The film accomplishes this without alienating the audience and keeps fans of Zombie flicks highly satisified. Even if this is not your genre, it is well worth a viewing, in a very dark room!