Virus-32

I like the new twist on an old zombie theme. Very creative. Nice character development. Good action. Nice special effects. The main girl had a nice story arc.

My first ever Uruguayan feature and I have to say that I'm pretty impressed! Now, concept-wise, it's an out and out zombie thriller; albeit with some imaginative amendments (32 Secs Rule), thus, by no means, the film had dealt with an aboriginal subject, the demonstration, however, with ample amounts of intensity, not only managed to set itself apart from its contemporaries but it also provided the much-needed thrill and excitement. Not without its flaws, yes, but with the help of its tangible narrative and its technical efficiencies, the execution still pretty much comes off as a competitive venture nonetheless!

Virus: 32 (2022) is an Argentinian horror film recently added to Shudder. The storyline follows a virus outbreak that causes the infected to turn into zombies and go on extreme feeding frenzies; however, after over exerting themselves they freeze for about 30 seconds. A mother and daughter are caught in an office building during the outbreak and will work with a guard to survive.

This movie is directed by Gustavo Hernández (You Shall Not Sleep) and stars Daniel Hendler (Phase 7) and Paula Silva (In the Quarry).

The storyline for this is fairly straightforward and cliche for the zombie genre, a little like Dawn of the Dead. The makeup and costumes are well done for the zombies, though there should have been more zombie scenes of them eating random characters/people. A lot of the movie focuses on the circumstances and character development. The birth scene could have been executed better though they do work in some good intensity into that circumstance. The ending of the movie is pretty good and the best 20 minutes of the film.

Overall this is a fairly average addition to the horror genre that's worth watching once. I would score this a 5/10 and recommend seeing it once.

28 Days Later is in my top ten of my all-time favorite films. It's just perfect in every way a horror fan needs it to be, and while it was recently topped by The Sadness, it still stands as the pinnacle of the infected sub-genre of horror films. This movie wants to be so much like 28DL, but it ends up being the Vegan option. Bland, flavorless, and ultimately, unsatisfying.

Everything about this movie will remind you about 28DL, from the aerial shots of the city to the metal soundtrack. (At one point I thought the same soundtrack was being used in this movie, it was so similar!) Where 28DL had a likeable cast, this movie has some pretty unlikable characters, with back stories that just make you like them even less. I won't go into details here, as I just didn't care enough about the characters to make a clear note for this review. I'll just say that they made sympathizing with them really difficult, and what's a horror movie if you don't care about the fates of the characters themselves?

The movie wasn't particularly scary, and even with some jump scares, it really fails to illicit anything other than mild curiosity. Where will this movie go? Will it end like so many of these movies end? Will it be another Infected movie with a happy ending (my biggest pet peeve in horror), or will they actually do something unique.

Well, gentlemen and ladies, this movie is exactly what you expect from the worst the sub-genre has to offer. Even the "twist" in the infection was lame. Literally, nothing about this movie will be herald as advancing the genre in any palpable way. It will only be thought of as "another zombie movie'. In the end, that's really the best thing anyone can say about it.

If you're a fan of zombie movies or the infected sub-genre, do yourself the favor and forget this exists. You will not be missing anything you couldn't find by re-watching better films.

This Uruguayan film falls squarely into the 28 Days Later category of fast zombies. It seems that the people who made this movie took ideas from other films, but tweaked them enough that I wouldn't consider it a rip off. Regardless, this is a worthy entry into the genre. It only takes a short while to take off, but then it never stops. Lots of eye catching tracking shots, and while it takes place mostly in a darkened gym, you can see what's going on. Well directed, edited and acted, this was a fun watch. Highly recommended.