Not a tradition gore film but it delivers thrills an is highly recommended.

Rating: 9/10 (29 June 2013)

Iv'e read a lot of the reviews for this film and basically it seems the people writing negative reviews went to this film with their own expectations and negative attitudes. I admit I'm not a zombie purist or fanatic. It seems there's a few camps people choose to belong to as far as what a zombie is and how they should behave. I want to be surprised and what a zombie is or how they behave is something that we won't know until it actually happens so I don't care if the film takes a non traditional course. These were bitters, not feeders. They were not dead or undead, they were transformed because of a virus. It gave them rabid urgings and adrenaline fueled strength. This film was not an exhibition of latex effects and gallons of chicken guts and blood. It was more of a cerebral journey with an investigative aspect. I think the characters were developed just fine and there was no reason to have minutes of background and filler to pull it together. This was a virus that spread rapidly and so the film moves quick and touches on details momentarily so just keep up and let it flow. The pace works and the urgency is there all through the film. The hints to the final "cure" are there and when it comes together it has a reasonable and believable theory. I understand the complaint that it moves quick and maybe it wasn't long enough. Another 20 minutes could of allowed for a bit more detail but it works. I expected and feared there would be some heavy handed "green agenda" or anti capitalist bent but nothing in the film touches those issues. Its not pro or anti gun and it depicts how people would actually behave in a stressful situation. I really liked this film and my prediction is that it will trend upwards as regular folks talk it up and people give it a chance regardless of what the critics write. Go see it. It's well worth the money.