Predictable in every sense

Rating: 8/10 (10 March 2006)

The film starts out as you would expect any normal cinematic piece falling under the horror / zombie horror genre to introduce itself. I have to admit though, not a huge fan of these type of films myself, I did find that becoming startled almost became the norm for the first fifteen minutes or so. The film takes numerous routes open to exploration, some unpredictable, others more obvious. But as the film went on I found myself wondering where it was going to go, and certain characters (one in particular) certainly showed they weren't going to be restricted by what you would typically expect capable when first making judgements on the characters. I have to say though by the end this particular novelty began to wear thin, and crossed over into unrealistic. Adrenaline is one thing, but it is arguable that determination beyond human capability was shown. Moreover, as the film came to a close the more typical expectations began to shine through. You find yourself saying "No, don't do that." and "What are you stupid?" just as in every other mediocre film of a similar sort, where you can see whats coming about 30 seconds to a minute beforehand. My opinion of the film was a lot higher half way through in comparison to that of the end. And I'm sitting here now reconsidering my score of 7, and trying to convince myself that it was overall enjoyable and worthwhile seeing...but it's not proving easy.