Great character development, may have you sobbing.

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2018)

I'm not that into Zombie flicks, but I really liked this one. Aside from the zombie grappling action scenes which were pretty cliched, the truly compelling characters and the interactions between them is what makes this film a 10 for me.
The fractured relationship between the overworked 'arsehole' dad and his despondent daughter as he begrudgingly escorts her on the train to Busan so she could see her mother on her birthday, the two old ladies who have clearly been close friends for life, the true arsehole of the film who's only interest is his personal wellbeing, the possibly schizophrenic tramp, who people look upon as undesirable but grows in character and regard as the film progresses, and many others. But the star of this film is the little girl who is so expressive her story is written on her face and through the body language she has with her father and the people she meets on the train.
This film is pretty cheesy on the face of it, I mean what would you expect from a Korean zombie film. But It goes without saying such well developed characters in such a desperate situation lays bare in the most explicit way, human nature, the good and the bad. And some scenes will have even the most hardened hearts having to fight off a tear or two.