Nothing Special

Rating: Null/10 (12 May 2006)

Not having played the games I wasn't too bothered about the loyalty, or lack thereof, to the source material. Normally I feel right at home in anything featuring evil corporations and terrible mistakes (reminds me of my employment history I suppose), but this didn't do a lot for me. Like most zombie movies it's an action-horror but, while the action is reasonable enough, the horror aspect lets the film down badly. Horror, afterall isn't just about plain old fear. At its most effective it captures the senses in ghoulish fascination, while hitting the mind with such a terrible concept that it reels off in revolt. When done well zombies, in their relentless overwhelming of society, can cause outright despair. Otherwise they're just slow, weak and stupid, poor opponents for an action heroine. MJ fans by all means enjoy yourselves, but there are better action films and far better horror films.