A Let Down

Rating: 5/10 (11 April 2004)

I usually don't see movies like this... I usually don't see horror movies period. This was an exception because a certain magazine gave it an A and my local newspaper gave it a B. So maybe my mistake was having too high hopes for this one.
According to the reviews, it was witty. Really, it was? Because I must have totally missed the witty part. Even that sarcastic guy who shows up was disappointing. I was expecting humorous comments. Didn't get 'em. The funniest part to me was when Ana was driving away and we get a bird's eye view of the town after the outbreak, and this car comes full speed, misses her Toyota by a few feet and slams into the gas station. It's not like I was looking for 'Frasier' quality intelligence here.
It was also supposed to be scary. Nope. I jumped a couple of times, but that's really it. Gory movies are often mistaken for scary ones.
The acting was... sub par at best. Where was the character development? Ving Rhames is always angry. Sarcastic guy is always... cynical. And Sarah Polley is always willing to rise to occasion, as well as that guy Michael.
All in all, 5/10.