Inmate Zero

Because this film was very sloppy. OK that's a bit harsh, it was actually a good effort for a script that seemed bigger than its budget. For the most part the acting was a mixed bag of pretty good to kind of cringey, but I believe a good portion of those cringe-fests were down to a script lacking in any substance, for an example - within 38 minutes 'The Butcher' has to repeat the line "you have no authority now" or something to that effect THREE TIMES! It doesn't sound like much but until that point she had said maybe 40 words in total.

And sure, the action scenes were lacking in any kind of excitement and even though they used choppy editing to cover up the fact that nobody can actually throw a punch without letting out a fart which scares themselves - it still looked terrible and completely ruined the emersion that we're supposed to be watching double-hard dudettes serving life in prison.

Having said that, I really loved the cinematography and creative style I'm which this was shot, can't compliment it enough.

So all in all, not bad really. Good effort.

Oh yeah, and is it just me but when Lennon was introduced did anybody else get a very strong "James Ellis - Sarge" vibe? It was uncanny.

Anybody there??

Sinéad O'Connor is jailed on a prison island far away from civilization, where some shady doctors perform medical experiments on the inmates in less than sanitary conditions.

An interesting zombie film with funny characters and a lot of gore, great makeup effects, creepy locations, good cinematography full of chiaroscuro frames, a fine executed direction: horror and some drama. The script could be better, some drama scenes are a kind bored, but the acting is good, especially Jess Chanliau playing Stone. An entertaining film, no more.

It certainly deserves better than the bashing it's getting from some reviewers here. I found the lead actress did a good job of making a compelling character despite some story limitations. In fact, most of the actors were decent. The story is far from original, and I think that the market for zombie fare is oversaturated. That said, this is far better than your average streaming-service horror flick (to me, it seemed more of an action thriller with a good dose of horror elements), with a plot that's simple enough to follow while internet-surfing, though it stole my attention from my surfing from time to time. I've seen plenty worse, and I look forward to seeing the lead actress again.

On the surface this film looks promising but like so much else these days, its purely superficial.

The casting is passable, the setting is actually pretty decent but so much else is horribly lacking. The zombies are more silly than scary and there's a real lack of quality action and tension, this film desperately needs.

Frankly, there is a whole raft of superior zombie films out there that surpass this one in most respects.

4/10.