When I picked up a copy of the 2019 movie "Solar Impact" I must admit that I initially thought that I was in for a natural disaster movie. I had not expected it to be a zombie movie, so that was somewhat of a surprise. Granted, I hadn't read the movie's synopsis before popping it on, I had merely just looked at the movie's front cover.
And while "Solar Impact" proved entertaining enough, it just failed to stand out as a particularly memorable outbreak movie. How so? Well, because everything was essentially just something you already have seen in other similar movies. So writer Simon Park didn't manage to produce something new here with the script for this movie.
For a zombie movie, then "Solar Impact" was pretty much a generic movie. But at least this movie gives a cause for the outbreak. A believable one, as believable as zombie outbreaks can be, well hardly so. But hey, it proved entertaining enough for what it was.
The acting in the movie was adequate, with no particular memorable or outstanding performances to be witnessed.
As for the special effect and make-up, well that was actually good enough. Sure, it wasn't up to par with the likes "The Walking Dead" and the like. But the make-up and special effects department at least managed to lift the movie well above the usual low-budget rubbish that is out there. You know, the zombie movies where they paint people's faces gray and darken the eyes, but forget about everything else from the neck down.
"Solar Impact" was watchable for a single viewing, but this is hardly an outbreak movie that I will be returning to watch a second time. Why? Well, the storyline was just way too generic and linear for that.
My rating of the 2019 movie "Solar Impact" lands on a very mediocre five out of ten stars. It wasn't among the best of zombie movies, but luckily it wasn't among the worst either. A flat out mundane entry in the outbreak genre.
