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A fairly decent for a low budget zombie movie. Clearly a rather local production (as the inter textual reference to a book alludes to?). This offers enough for a zombie movie fan, but of course only for them.

Although believable characters - not too logical or coherent, a bit one-dimensional caricatures, but with clear inclinations - the script tends to be a bit hindered with a bit unclear jumpy timeline. Also some of the fight scenes are a bit unrealistic (how come people dont use the barricades for what they are for - narrowing the point of entry), but well.... Doesn't ruin it though, since the pacing is very good: the director kept things running all the time, with a sense of constant urgency, and to me it tells about good directing and/or editing.

Makeup and lights decent, although maybe some after work for the film general colour spectrum could have been done (i mean, maybe a bit softer tone - not sure if it would have effected the realism feel of it a bit). No interesting artsy camera tricks unfortunately, which might have brought extra points - camerawork basic.

The motive or "message", or point in script is not very well fleshed out, but once again the all-important pacing and speed makes up for it.

About the same level as World War Z (not logical but well paced etc.), but with way less expense. I myself hate the economic waste done with "blockbuster budgets". One does not need a big budget to make a good film, or even a decent entertainment film (this film in question definitely falling to the latter category). The difference is one of creativity - if one has low budget, one needs to have fun with the crew (it shows; and that is what makes it a collective form of art, which a movie is, just as a medieval cathedral) and/or get creative (the creativity doesn't show here, but i bet there was plenty of it in the production: surely they had to pull some strings with the local community and had to really figure how to get things done with such a low budget). This is clearly more of a "movie" than the antithesis of it - "a product".

After the Outbreak offers an easy to watch movie experience. The film is slow paced. The script is very simple and realistic - people behave in a way that is within the limits of credibility, boredom brought by isolation plays a big part, also apathy brought by loss and lack of hope. (But why no barricades?) The characters are rather boring (adds a nice realism to it?), but acting is good basic acting.

I was boundlessly grateful they avoided all the stupidest cliches, like partying in a jolly manner and doing too much rambo stuff. I want to see more hiding and stupor brought by boredom in these zombie films. Action is ok, but it takes a tremendous amout of skill from editing, acting and directing: as these traits usually are not of abundance (and action looks unrealistic, boring or just incomprehensible), it is good that movie makers learn to make a virtue out of necessity.

I am not saying that the director for example would not be apt - many small tonal aspects and small details and flahes here and there show, that the director has a good eye (like the long haired guy turning towards the window..). However, the director is to blame for one very major flaw - the movie lacks sence of space. This is usually a point of view in action films (since it is of utmost importance in making the action understandable), but ALSO in films that use isolation (and threat of siege) as a major plot device. Just a few establishing shots, please! For example the small budget film Thaw of the dead does this part better. Also camera angles could have brought more to portraying the feelings of the characters.

But, it was worth watching (albeit just for zombie fanatics). Rosen has enough talent to evolve.

This is not a masterpiece, but definately above the meridian. I was indeed positively surprised.

The script and directing work. For once, the heroes are no rambo's (i am so sick of heroes who can always perform and constantly rise to the challenge) - characters are rather realistic. Apathy, uncertainty and frustration are well depicted. Too many times they forget these.

Rather realistic action, good pacing, solid editing. Characters realistic, and the acting perfomances are ok. Acting perfomances are ok.

The movie promises little, but delivers all. Worth the watch, if u are a friend of zombie fiction.