Of course I would sit down and watch "Eyes of the Dead" given the fact that it was a zombie movie. Oddly enough, I hadn't even heard of this 2015 movie from writer and director Ben Samuels before 2020, when I was presented with the opportunity to watch it.
Initially then I will say that "Eyes of the Dead" was off to an interesting start. But it was short-lived, the whole POV - Point of View - aspect of the movie, was fun at first as it had a zombie shooter game feel to it, but it quickly became tiring and annoying. And also the fact that the zombies were fast and agile runners that sounded like ferocious predators just didn't really work for me.
I will say, however, that "Eyes of the Dead" does have heart and spirit, and it shows that this is a project made by people with a genuine interest in the zombie genre. Just a shame that the movie was ruined by stuff that could have been avoided or changed.
As for the storyline, well you shouldn't expect that the writer and director is about to revolutionize the zombie genre. No, the storyline was pretty straight forward, generic actually, come to think of it.
The acting in the movie was good. I enjoy watching actors and actresses on the screen that I haven't seen before, and I must say that "Eyes of the Dead" definitely gave me an abundance of unfamiliar faces to behold. People were doing good enough jobs with their given roles and characters, despite having a mundane script working against them.
I am rating "Eyes of the Dead" a four out of ten stars, it was mostly the spirit and effort put into the movie that made me raise my initial rating of three to a four. While hardly an outstanding addition to the zombie genre, "Eyes of the Dead" is adequate enough for a single viewing.
