An Emotional Drama disguised as a Zombie Flick

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2008)

Despite all appearances, this isn't a shoot-em-up zombie movie, or even a dark horror survival film. Many people watch it expecting it to be, and end up disappointed. In reality the film uses the survival-horror premise as a venue to discuss deep-seated human emotions. There is a beautifully tragic quality to the film, elegantly fleshed out by the performances of Will Smith and Alice Braga.
The infected humans might not be 100% photo-realistic, but the feral determination they convey is much more complex than you normally see in regular Zombie/Horror films. If you don't believe this, watch the eyes of the more prominent 'zombies.' Director Francis Lawrence, and the screenplay writers have taken the mindlessly violent 'Zombie Movie' and turned it into an emotionally sophisticated cinematic experience worth watching.