A zombie movie? Check, and I am there.
I stumbled upon "3 Hours Till Dead" by random luck. I saw the movie's cover and of course I picked it up and gave it a watch right away. After all, I am a huge fan of all things zombie.
Right, well without having heard anything about the movie, nor knowing about its existence prior to stumbling upon it, then I had little expectations as to what I should expect from the movie.
Sure, this was a low budget production with a clear amateurish touch to it. But that actually worked in favor of the movie, because it helped add to the atmosphere of the movie. It felt like this entire project was established and executed by people with a genuine love in and for the zombie genre.
Storywise, then "3 Hours Till Dead" doesn't move any boundaries. In fact, this was pretty much reminiscent of George A. Romero's classic "Night of the Living Dead", for better or worse.
The special effects in the movie were good. Sure they weren't massive Hollywood blockbuster good, but they served their purposes and for the most parts they were good and came off as being believable. However, one thing stuck out like a sore thumb in my eye, it was when newly turned infected start jumping and running. That just doesn't sit well with me or the zombie lore in general.
As for the acting in the movie, well people were doing good jobs. However I somehow feel that the movie suffered from having Vladimir Zaric in the lead role, because he wasn't the most prominent or outstanding of acting talents that they had in the movie.
All in all, then "3 Hours Till Dead" is good entertainment, just keep in mind that this is a low budget production. But it has the heart with it and the heart is in the right place - until a zombie devours it. So I must say that writer and director Jason Mills actually pulled this movie off quite well.