A Typical Storyline, But Delivers Suspense Well

Rating: 8/10 (6 July 2013)

I'm not really much of a reviewer, but I'll give you my short and honest opinion. The film isn't bad at all. I have seen various comments and reviews where people suggest it was a load of garbage and not worth watching... I would disagree. Yes, the story is fairly predictable and I guessed what the ending would be about 15 minutes before it happened, but the film delivers a very effective atmosphere which leaves you constantly with that 'suspenseful' feeling. During all the scenes where the zombies are attacking I constantly felt agitated and almost wanted to shout at the screen to tell the characters to run. The animation and movement of the infected is very well polished, and the way in which they sprint after you is really what creates the fear when watching this film. I don't think this movie is much about creating an interesting story, but more about showing off thrilling scenes of violence and scaring the viewers. This works well to an extent, and personally I loved it, but I can see why some people do have their negative views to this film. Overall the acting was great, there were no tedious parts and generally the film was alright. The one and only downside (as I've already said) is simply the story. Zombie films have been done too many times before, and I think the scope of new story ideas is very much minimal in this genre.
I'd give this film a 7.8/10, although IMDb only lets me choose 8 as the closest figure.