Director: Tiffany McLean
Year: 2013
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Zombie; Horror/Comedy
Plot:
Living alone in the wilderness, a man teaching his son how to be a man in the middle of a zombie outbreak finds a group of survivors stuck in an office building trying to get out alive and realize their skills might be able to save them, bringing them all together to hold off the creatures.
Review:
This was a generally decent if still flawed genre effort. One of the finer aspects to be had here is the main setup that provides a decent enough way to get the whole thing going on a worthwhile and workable route. The main setup here offers a fun way to establish the character dynamics between the two with the whole thing being used as a training exercise to get him ready for life offers a fun way to explain their relationship while also allowing for a great way of introducing the zombie hordes in this universe. The nonstop action that comes about with the film focuses on their need to survive which brings them into contact with not just the other local survivors but the main group in the industry building that this one spends the majority of time where they have to protect the dwindling number of survivors from the creatures coming closer to taking them out. As this gets plenty of fun encounters including creative gags and setpieces, some solid bits of gore, and great zombie make-up along the way, there are some overall fun aspects to be had here.
That said, there are some pretty big laws with this one. The main issue here is the outright obvious low-budget eel present which never allows this one to do anything more than be a watchable-at-best entry in the genre. The stripped-down settings, lack of scope for a massive office building, and the general style featured here give this the kind of low-budget presentation away at every opportunity to the point where it’s quite easy to see what type of film this is. It never manages to escape it which causes things to become quite familiar and overwhelming with how it plays out which lets this highlight another big issue in how lackluster most of the comedy is. The idea of the wisecracking duo trying to overcome their issues by dealing with a zombie apocalypse should’ve been far funnier than it is but a lot of this is just underwhelming and somewhat cringy which makes things somewhat hard to get through as well. These factors manage to bring it down the most.
Overview: ***/5
A somewhat intriguing if flawed low-budget zombie effort, there’s enough here to like with some fun elements while still featuring some underwhelming factors that keep this down. Those with an interest in this kind of indie feature or are huge zombie fans in general will have the most to like here while most others out there should heed caution.
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