The_Swedish_Reviewer

Even though I hate Stephen King and his ridiculous books, I had heard many great things about this dystopian psychological sci-fi thriller. Unfortunately, good reviews and a 7-star rating dialed up my expectation way too much.

The acting was excellent (except for Mark Hamill's pathetically stereotypical cliché Major character wearing sunglasses 24/7 *give me a break*) and the dialogue felt very natural (at least in my Swedish ears). However, the film turned out to be surprisingly boring, with nothing unexpected happening. I mean NOTHING!

While there were a few dramatic and emotional moments, the ending offered no intriguing twists or even some basic explanation as to what the walk was all about or its underlying conditions. While I can appreciate some aspects of the film, the plot felt surgery removed from a larger story that we never got to understand. Overall, it was too much of a disappointment for me to rate it higher than one star.

This has to be the most ridiculous horror movie ever made. There's a monster living in their house, which both daughters have seen, and it only thrives in the dark. Yet the house remains almost entirely dark. How about turning on some lights?

The clueless father notices nothing and assumes the youngest daughter is just "processing" the grief of losing her mother in a car crash. Oh, so original and groundbreaking, right?

The eldest daughter decides it's a brilliant idea to visit the wife of a man who committed suicide, who also conveniently has her own monster. Of course, her house is dark as well, even in the middle of the day. Seriously!

If a badass 12 gauge shotgun won't get the job done, then what will? Hmm... how about an ice hockey stick?

The plot is so absurd it's almost impressive. As with most bad horror movies, everyone behaves in ways completely opposite to what normal people would do. To cover up the terrible storyline, jump scares are piled on so excessively it becomes cartoonish. It's like mixing burgers, fries, pizza, ice cream, and candy, assuming the mess will be amazing.

What happened to the classic director's trick known as "Less is more"?

Just like the rest of the movie, we are left completely in the dark, with no background, context, or explanation for what's going on.

Do yourself a favor, skip this one and pick something else.

This film is no exception. It feels incredibly cheap. It lacks professional direction, and the actors seem to be at a pre-amateur level. Even Glenn Close came across as a wooden, 2-dimentional, stereotypical female scientist who looked like a man. So why not pick a male actor then?

The protagonist's is very unlikable and her slick, shallow attitude was genuinely off-putting. She is a zombie but a "good" and "polite" zombie. Come on! Also, the kids at the military facility were inexplicably slick and overly polite as well, despite being treated as trash. Neither made is sense as they were supposedly "normal" with human emotions until they smelled blood.

The zombies look extremely low-budget, with makeup reminiscent of something from the 60s. Clearly the budget didn't extend to skilled makeup artists. Basically a bunch of extras with dirty faces and clothing.

The child zombies' performances were so bad that I had to fast forward to avoid unbearable cringe. Whatever they did in front of the camera knocked down my 3 starts to 1.

Finally, the ending...wow, so incredibly creative and groundbreaking "twist" - NOT! To top it off, a school for zombie kids!?

Give me a break.

Overall, it's a terrible, cheap, low-budget. Poorly directed and oh so British film that isn't worth your time or money.