Director: John Lyde
Year: 2015
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: Osombie: The Axis of Evil Dead
Genre: Zombie
Plot:
After the terrorists' supposed assassination, a squad of soldiers fighting the zombies in the middle of the War save a lone woman searching for her brother intending to put an end to the fighting and must join forces to not only save everyone but stop the zombies from getting free.
Review:
This one emerged as quite a decent offering overall. One of the better aspects featured here is the rather nice action that continually pops up throughout here which is to be expected considering the setting. Taking place in the middle of the Afghanistan War, this one emerges as pretty much guaranteed to provide all sorts of shorter and longer confrontations with the soldiers as it alternates from scenes like the group shooting stragglers along the route their traveling on or finding two or three in an ambush to several full-on extended gun-battles that are exceptionally fun.
The opening assault in the underground lair to initially capture the main terrorist, the first encounter with the full group out in the desert where they take out the swarm on the dunes of the desert and the series of battles in the bombed-clearing or the outskirts of the deserted town work as enjoyable longer confrontations that provide this one with the kind of action that's worthwhile throughout here to lead into the fantastic finale which has tons to like about it. The series of zombie battles that break out from the released swarm taking out the soldiers guarding them to the different gunfights that occur underground with the swarms coming after them which gives this a lot to really like as these here make this one such a wild, continuous ride. Complete with some solid zombie make-up and lots of gore, this one has enough to really hold it up over it's few minor flaws.
The acting in this one is just what this kind of movie really needs. Pretty much the entire corp featured here tends to be the same kind of stereotypical gung-ho soldiers that view shooting zombies as a game more than actual work and rush into a situation using it as target practice. Thankfully there's a lot of heart to their relationship and it feels like a troop that's been around each other for awhile. As the woman they pick up along the way, Dusty Miller played by, her differences against the rest of the group is certainly enhanced by being vocal about their attitudes if thankfully not dismissive towards them. The reasoning for her appearance in the area is worthwhile enough but it's still a difference compared to the other soldiers. Otherwise, there's not much else here.
The main issue with the film is the complete lack of reasoning why the lone vigilante is in the area knowing that it's overrun with zombies. There's little reason for him to be here other than to provide a secondary side-plot that doesn't need to be there with the main part of the film already taken up with a main storyline that could've worked. It's also quite low-budget and shows it with the constant irritating CGI bloodshed for nearly every wound and blood-splatter unleashed. These here hold this one back slightly.
Overview: *** 1/2/5
Despite the goofy premise, this one emerges as quite a fun and underrated effort in a crowded sea of zombie films as this one has a lot to like. There's enough here to give this one a recommend for those looking for some more zombie goodness than the usual affairs, while those who can't get past the goofiness should definitely seek caution.
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