Forget the word 'mutant' in the title, this is a straight up zombie flick occurring in a small town by the name of Goodland, a misnomer there if I ever heard one. The one saving grace of the picture is actor Bo Hopkins as the town sheriff, the only known commodity in the picture as far as I can tell. The thing that surprises in the story are the characters who get killed, a fair share of them you expect to make it to the end of the movie and they suddenly find themselves victims of the zombie horde. And believe me, when this thing kicks into gear in the final chapter, the term 'horde' doesn't do the zombies justice. It's like everyone in Goodland becomes one, infected somehow by a nearby chemical plant with it's icky yellow goo. This all could have been avoided by brothers Josh (Wings Hauser) and Mike (Lee Montgomery) Cameron, if only they had thought about outrunning the local rednecks in their tow truck. Seriously guys, what were you thinking? Actor Montgomery as younger brother Mike had a decent beefcake factor going for him, but as mentioned earlier, he left the story somewhat unceremoniously early on. My timing in watching this flick seems to be somewhat serendipitous; if written today, Goodland's zombie pandemic could well have been chalked up to the Covid-19 virus.
Review of Mutant
