The Rezort (2015)

5/10

BA_Harrison27 April 2017

A zombie pandemic that has claimed 2 billion lives is finally over, the remaining undead kept on an island where guests can pay to shoot the carefully restrained reanimated corpses with high-powered firearms. Unfortunately for the resort's latest visitors, the technology designed to keep them safe from harm goes on the blink, allowing the living dead to satisfy their hunger for human flesh once more.

Put simply, The Rezort is Jurassic Park with zombies. But director Steve Barker is no Spielberg, and his modest budget can only stretch so far, which means that the promising premise really isn't given the treatment it deserves. Barker doesn't do a terrible job given the circumstances, I suppose, keeping the pace going at a decent lick, but with limited gore, not enough scares, and a cast whose only 'star' is Dougray Scott (i.e., he's the only one I've heard of), this is ultimately just another in a long line of unexceptional zombie flicks.

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6/10

Westworld meets the zombie apocalypse

Red-Barracuda20 June 2016

Zombie films are pretty common place these days with the sub-genre being saturated with entries. So expectations are generally pretty low when a new one comes around the block. This rule of thumb applies to The Rezort. But I have to say that this one keeps things a little more interesting than usual. The set-up about a high-tech resort where adrenaline mad tourists can visit to shoot zombies is a pretty good new angle for the genre; even if it essentially borrows heavily from Michael Crichton penned sci-fi classics Westword (1973) and Jurassic Park (1993), especially when we have the zombies breaking free and causing all manner of horrors on the humans in a very similar way to what the androids and dinosaurs did in those two earlier films. Still, I didn't really mind this derivative aspect very much as at least it seemed – to me at least – to be a new angle for the zombie film.

For those who are interested in the distinction, this is one of the ones which has fast zombies. They bomb about in hot pursuit of the protagonists and you can probably imagine that it ends in tears for almost everyone. There is a little bit of political subtext added to the mix as well with a revelation later in the film involving refugees, which of course taps into a current issue in a zombie tradition that goes all the way back to George A. Romero. But mainly, this is a nicely distinctive new entry into an over-populated sub-genre. All things considered, I thought it was pretty good.

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5/10

Another zombie movie...

deloudelouvain21 August 2016

Purely based on the entertainment, the acting and the filming The Rezort doesn't deserve more then a five star rating. Maybe a bit more if you base it just on his genre. And by that I mean for a zombie movie it's okay. I saw way worse zombie movies but also much better. In this one the variant is that people go on a safari on an island to shoot zombies and of course it all goes wrong. A lot of shooting, running and biting, the usual zombie stuff. It is what it is, but if you like that kind of stuff then with this movie it is what you will get. I have kind of an overdose of the zombie genre so maybe I'm a bit biased writing about The Rezort. Anyways, it could have been much worse so I won't complain any further.

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Jurassic Park, but with zombies instead of dinosaurs

quasar-0890926 October 2016

in a market overflowing with zombie movies, it can't be easy for movie studios to come up with new and interesting takes on the genre, but with The Rezort they came up trumps

the movie zips along at a decent pace with enough zombie action to satisfy most fans of the genre, and the characters are the kind you actually care about for once, with Dougray Scott being the most recognisable out of all the actors present.

just in case you were wondering how an island could continue to function with only a finite number of zombies to shoot, this issue is actually dealt with as part of the plot, and is a shocking revelation when it comes.

all in all, it's a decent way to spend an hour and a half, and is certainly a lot better than some of the dross out there

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3/10

Poor execution

biosphaere17 January 2017

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I am all for another zombie flick. The idea of a zombie park on an island is fair enough. But not much about this movie is actually working. Poor story, poor acting, poor dialogue. There is only one credible actor, the guy who is a really good at shooting. He makes the best of a shitty manuscript. Here comes the spoiler: There was one thing that actually intrigued me. But one sentence in an entire manuscript just isn't enough. This whole thing was probably caused by a computer virus made by undead rights activists. Now that is something new. But it wasn't explored any further. Except this one sentence. The creators of this movie are fools. They probably had some of their friends write positive reviews here on IMDb.

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7/10

Last Rezort? Not at all.....

s327616920 June 2016

Lets be honest, there have been some truly awful B grade Zombie flicks. Thankfully, Rezort is not one of them.

Yes this film has a modest budget and location and yes, its hardly original. That said what Rezort does, it does with a simple, honest, gnashing enthusiasm. Its pacing is good and whilst this is not going to engage the synapses all that much it does engage on a sensory level, with lots of action and a few mild scares.

Just as importantly, its a competent production that employs some capable Brit actors and utilizes reasonable if not exceptional sets and locations.

All in all there a lot more to like here than not, if you are a fan of the Zombie/survival horror genre and you want an afternoon or evenings chill out action flick fun. Seven out of ten from me.

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1/10

lost me at the part where they wonder if humans are the real zombies

phenomynouss20 January 2018

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EDIT: Apparently the big huge question I had of how does the Rezort keep up its stock of zombies is answered later in the film, in that they apparently mass murder refugees and make them into zombies to restock their supplies. But the answer just raises further incredibly stupid questions, like how do they get away with it without there being any questions or controversy, or the question of where thousands, if not millions, of refugees are disappearing suspiciously close to the island resort specifically meant for you to kill undead people.

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I'm new to the idea of bad B zombie movies and such. This one had a semi-interesting concept which almost immediately began to come apart.

This is supposedly happening after a big apocalyptic zombie war in which 2 billion people died and ultimately defeated the zombies. There's now only zombies on a tiny island, where the white owner of the island sets it up as a resort for people to kill zombies.

Right away this just raises incredibly stupid questions that I can never get over because of how pressing they are

1) How does this Rezort idea sustain itself if the Zombie threat is over? They should only have a limited amount of zombies left. How has it gone on for almost 10 years without them running out of zombies?

2) How has this "Zombie Park" not had dozens of people end up killing each other already? There's next to 0 gun safety or gun discipline at all, people can run around with fully automatic assault rifles on their own or in small groups with no supervision, and wave their guns around at each other. There should have been at least dozens of people severely wounded or killed due simply from clumsy gun handling, not even going into stupid idiots (like the two Gamer Guys) getting into moronic fights, or some lone psychopath going on a killing spree killing the human tourists rather than the zombies.

There's a lot more stupid, idiotic things wrong that you could ask questions of, but apparently for bad B movies you're supposed to allow some degree of stupidity go, such as the fact that the zombies are only held back by electrified fences, so when the power inevitably goes out, they're able to escape the fences. But the aforementioned two questions were just too incredibly stupid for me to ever let go.

But where the movie REALLY lost me, completely and utterly, was a scene almost half way in between two of the female main characters. One of them was apparently set to go with their fiancé, who dumped her before the wedding, and so she went because the ticket was non-refundable, and the other woman was a survivor of the zombie war and still suffering trauma from being a survivor.

They have a painfully stupid, insipid little morality discussion about comparing humans to zombies, "who's the real zombie here?" and wondering if maybe they were wrong to win the zombie war, and wondering why they should've won.

Holy effing shit. Nothing else in this waste of a movie can overcome the life-ending stupidity of that scene and that discussion

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7/10

Not a b flick SYFY not bad at all

slhma21 June 2016

This is a good movie.The producer wanted a Jurassic Park-like movie with zombies instead of dinosaurs.They succeeded.I won't bore with what the movie is about more than that.I was impressed by the acting.Most b flicks have actors with poor skills.These actors act as if they were in a big budget blockbuster.No phoning it in, in The Rezort.Character development happens while the action takes place so there is no boring first half hour.Thank you for that! This is how an action movie should be...just enough character development as we go along so we care about the characters and still get to be thrilled by the action.

The location(Phillipines) and props are interesting and engaging.This doesn't seem like a low budget movie.

However,i would have preferred the "disaster" happen a little less suddenly,it seemed a little rushed.It does set up several situations for us to want follow up on though.The zombies are different from the usual zombie in that they seem a little smarter than they should be..but that makes the Rezort and it's purpose all the more compelling and controversial.A little cheesy at times but nothing too over the top.

Great make up effects,great camera work..this is a professionally made movie.Worth a watch...you might even watch it again.It borders on b flick for its few flaws but overall this is not a b flick SYFY movie.

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3/10

Clichës and a twist that fools no one.

tekoppar10 February 2018

The entire movie is filled with clichés that will make you puke in your mouth. Then you've got the "twist" that's so obvious and bad it's a joke. How this movie even got made is a joke, talk about wasted money.

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7/10

Good stuff

begob26 September 2016

Survivors of a zombie holocaust travel to an expensive island resort, where the last remaining creatures are kept in captivity, but things don't go to plan.

Jurassic Park of the undead. This was a pleasant surprise, since most zombie productions are basement crud while this production is well paced and put together. We're introduced by an after the fact news report, then we get to know the characters before the action kicks in. The zombies are called pacers, but they sure can move, and there are several effective jump scares as they lunge out of nowhere.

The plot makes political points, but more of the earnest type than Romero-style satire, and while the refugee angle turns out interesting you have to wonder why we would have that problem after a big chunk of the population has been wiped out. Turns out movie makers aren't Marxists after all. Duh.

Some of the dialogue is on the nose, and there's a poorly judged sequence as the characters saunter along expositioning to each other just after their deadline for escape has been set. Also, typical of British horror to subject the audience to irritating joke characters. And some "why don't they just close the door?" moments.

Performances are good. Photography good, although the zombies are a bit tame with not enough bizarro images. Editing on the news reports is irritating to begin with, but otherwise fine. Music was lively.

Overall: not perfectly conceived or executed, but good entertainment.

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1/10

Good premise, bad everything.

preckie20 May 2019

Basically Jurassic Park with zombies. Would have been great with a better script and good acting. Unfortunately, the main character isn't likable, is annoying, and is portrayed as a goodie two shoes. The actress playing her is pretty, but she can't act. Then there's the political angle about refugees and the world not caring about them. The writing and acting aren't good enough for you to take their message seriously, however. Overall, the movie is a waste of time.

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8/10

Underrated zombie film

funnycommentor2 August 2021

I think that movie deserved more attention. It was so good, the kills were really good, characters too. The storyline was so interesting. The ending though, wow.

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6/10

Pools, partying, and killing zombies...

paul_haakonsen23 September 2016

Right, well anything that even remotely reeks of anything zombie, and my interest is caught. And I hadn't even heard of "The Rezort" prior to finding it by sheer luck. I was intrigued by the fancy movie cover, and surprised to realize that it was a zombie movie after having read the synopsis.

I had no expectations to the movie, especially since zombie movies often tend to turn out to be stinkers - no pun intended. However, "The Rezort" was an entertaining movie, albeit it did have its flaws.

The story is set in a post apocalyptic world where zombies have been confined to a remote island where a people pay money to go on a morbid safari, if you will. They are equipped with guns and can shoot zombies on the island. However, due to a security breach, something goes awry with the system and the zombies break free of their containment, chasing after those who where there to put them down.

Right, well the story was original, and it was actually quite entertaining. So a big thumbs up on that part. It was nice to watch something new and refreshing for a change, as zombie movies tend to stick to the traditional Romero-blueprint.

However, the movie wasn't of the biggest of budgets, and that was reflected in the special effects and zombie make-up department. I am not saying that they were B-movie bad, not at all. I am just saying that they could have profited from having better effects and make-up, because some of it was questionable.

Personally I have a hard time with zombies, or infected people, who are agile and running around. It just doesn't sit well with me. So it was a notch downward when they introduced fast, agile and running zombies in "The Rezort".

Honestly, then I don't recall any of the acting performances to stand out. With that being said, I am not saying that people were doing poor jobs. No, what I am saying is that people did good enough jobs, although there just wasn't anyone who was particularly outstanding or memorable.

All in all an entertaining movie, with a nice fresh take on the zombie genre. "The Rezort" is well worth watching, if you haven't already seen it, just as it is a welcomed addition to the movie collection of any zombie aficionado.

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5/10

If The Walking Dead Met Lost...

mtomano23 May 2017

As the tag line states: Jurassic Park meets The Walking Dead. The look and feel of the film plays out like an episode of The Walking Dead, while the island motif lends itself to a Lost comparison, as well. Good performances all around. Script is definitely derived from Jurassic Park (computer system failure), but the budget-restraints give it a fun vibe and keep it from looking overly slick. Nice synth-driven soundtrack compliments the proceedings. Folks visit a post- zombie outbreak island resort that allows visitors to hunt and kill the undead with automatic weaponry. The flood of zombie mayhem flicks in the last decade has offered much worse. Overall, it's fun little romp that doesn't disappoint.

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Entertaining Crichton-like zombie film despite some short comings.

amesmonde14 February 2017

After humanity wins a war against zombies, tourists are able to kill zombies for sport at the Rezort.

Director Steve Barker who debuted with Outpost (2008) offers a zombie flick which echoes

Westworld (1973)and Jurassic Park (1993) premise. While Rezort isn't as tight as Outpost, quite choppy in fact the zombie resort idea is a winning formula. Despite some dubious casting and dialogue this modest budget horror has plenty of great zombie action. Its Island setting gives it an throw back feel to Fulci's Zombie (1979) and Fear the Walking Dead (in which Dougray Scott also appeared) rather than Romero's 'of the Dead' films and/or The Walking Dead series.

To writers Paul Gerstenberger's credit there is an interesting novel aspect as guest Melanie, played glowingly by Jessica Elise De Gouw who wants to conquer her psychological issues caused by the zombie war. This take is clearly what brought Barker and Scott's talent to the table. That said, it feel rushed in places especially when the park's security begins to unravel. The on location shoot works in its favour and Gerstenberger comes up trumps with a social commentary of sorts around refugees and class reminiscent of The Dead (2010), The Dead 2 (2013) and WWZ (2013) to name a few.

As forgettable sub characters get picked off one by one Martin McCann is notable as Lewis, but Dougray Scott effortlessly steals any sort of screen presence from the rest of cast excluding De Gouw of course who plays the trouble everyday girl in a horrific situation well. There's no lack of effort in the makeup department either, the effects are finely executed from the most part, rapid head shots, zombie bites, all the zombie staples are there. But technically there's some short comings in the editing and staging notable when the group try to pass through a fence damaged by a jeep it loses its lustre and logic.

With Resident Evil (2002) Hive like rooms and an impending countdown to doom. Its far from a DTV or SYFY film. The issue with Rezort is not that its derivative, it's just not slick enough or able to focus on a potential bleak tone or its unique and interesting aspects making it feel more like the entertaining Cockney Versus Zombies (2012) without the comedy rather than the Day of the Dead it should be.

Still the Michael Crichton themes with robots and dinosaur replaced for zombies makes Rezort worth watching just for the living dead hell of it.

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5/10

Missed Opportunity

gregsrants17 October 2016

The idea is brilliant. If Jurassic Park can be such a monumental hit but displaying dinosaurs in a theme park type environment – why not try the same with zombies. Again, brilliant.

The Rezort takes place after a zombie epidemic has killed billions of our population. The humans were able to fight the impending apocalypse and gained control over the zombies where they were shipped to a Zombie Safari of sorts. Here, humans can pay large sums of money for their chance to shoot the undead for sport.

The Zombie Safari (Zafari) is a controlled environment. There are countless cameras and fail-safes in place all monitored from a central control room. And the zombies, for the most part, are put on display, like being chained to posts at a safe distance in an attempt at giving the vacationers what they crave while ensuring their utmost safety.

Always wanted to shoot a zombie? Welcome to the Zafari. Wanted to seek some kind of twisted revenge for the loss of a loved one? Welcome to Zafari. Just want to kill something? Welcome to Zafari.

But if we learned anything from the Jurassic Park movies it's that the best laid plans might always end up in chaos. Disorder in this instance comes when a computer virus is uploaded into the central control system which brings the systems offline. Zombies by the hundreds are now able to stroll right up the visitor's camps and, of course, mayhem ensues.

A small group of vacationers are in the middle of the bedlam and look to a veteran sharp shooter named Archer (Dougray Scott) to help them get off the island before a self-destruct order is enacted which will wipe out the entire Zafari.

This is where The Rezort slightly misses the mark. The idea that is at the apex of the setting is inspired. But once the systems go down, The Rezort morphs into a zombies run just a bit slower than the humans but manage to pick one off every few minutes for dramatic effect film. There is a reveal as to what happens to refugees that does add a touch of flavor, but for the most part, The Rezort loses the momentum sustained in the opening sequences.

To be fair, The Rezort is still an above average zombie film. There wasn't one particular kill that stood out from the rest. But there are enough kills to keep the audience engaged. And we would be remiss if we did not comment on the production values which exceeded all expectations.

But we can't leave Zafari without thinking of what could have been. If the film spend more time on the exploration of the park and not so much on a forced story about amokness (yes, I made that word up) then I think we could have encountered one of the most brilliantly conceived zombie films of the past 25 years. As the film ends up a bit of a cliff-hanger, let's hope they get a second chance.

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6/10

Good watch but too many illogical events

thailuan1 January 2019

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It's still a good suspenseful zombie flick but there were too many stupid things like girlfriend upset with boyfriend for killing an infected person. Guys running into buildings full of zombies for unexplained reasons. Brimstone Protocol designed to contain the infection? They're on an island for god's sakes... The only protocol to ensure containment is to quarantine the island and all from there. The revelation about the zombies near the end is definitely cool though.

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1/10

It was horrible!!

phoebe-2665910 November 2018

I Just wasted my time and test my patience. Worst movie I've ever watched.

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6/10

Jurassic Park with Zombies

claudio_carvalho16 September 2016

After an apocalyptic zombie outbreak, where more than two-billion people died, the worldwide situation is under control and the creatures have been destroyed. The cities are being rebuilt and there are camps of refugees kept by donation of the survivors. However, there is an isolated island where The Rezort, owned by Wilton (Claire Goose), is located and guests may participate in Zombie Safari to shoot the undead that are kept behind electric fences and locks monitored 24 hours/ day for sport of therapy. When the new guests arrive, a group go for camping in an isolated area of the compound. However there is a breach in the computer system caused by the guest Sadie (Elen Rhys) that used an encrypted flash drive in the computer system. The responsible for the computer system Salva (Shane Zaza) hides the information to fix later, but there is a virus that corrupts the files and releases the zombies, activating a protocol to destroy the island. Most of the staff and guests are killed in the main building; but the group formed by Archer (Dougray Scott), Melanie (Jessica De Gouw), her boyfriend Lewis (Martin McCann), the teenager Jack (Jassa Ahluwalia), Sadie and the guide Nevins (Kevin Shen) survives and seek a boat to leave the island before destruction. What is the purpose of Sadie and will the group survive?

"The Rezort" is a full of action and entertaining zombie film despite the rip-off of the storyline of Jurassic Park and how zombies are produced. The production is great with good cast, including Dougray Scott. The open conclusion is certainly for a sequel with the character Archer. My vote is six.

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1/10

What's is wrong with the main girl

brianlauterbach-647573 June 2018

It's like you can see her face even from the start that something bad is going to happen even if it hasn't even happened yet and be her acting is pretty much a number because of her facial expressions

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7/10

B-Movie Zombie film lovers should enjoy this one! Those expecting Resident evil walk away now!

scottmannen117 June 2016

I went into this film expecting a B-movie zombie flick, a flawed gem among flawed gems basically. The reason there are so many b-movie zombie adaptations out there is because there is a market for it. Zombie films as we know them today have been around for 25 years. Before that there was the occasional zombie movie made. When the 90's hit it was all out zombie-palooza basically kicking butt with Resident Evil all the way through to The Walking Dead on TV!?! Within this red hot mess of zombie mess the market for b- movie zombie films was birthed. B-zombie films like this one worked, and fans like myself decided that we didn't need to have A-list movie stars and intricate and deep plots to be able to enjoy a good zombie horror film.

There is something truly terrifying about being eaten alive by a mob of human beings that has always given me nightmares. I assume that many others feel the same way too. ReZort is definitely a B-zombie movie. Hands down it has all the fixins' that go into the B persona:

Dystopian future earth where the Z apocalypse has come and gone recently - The last zombies from the plague on earth are kept on an isolated island where they are kept for adrenaline junkies who want to re-live the break-out in a machine gun splatter fest where the Z's are chained together to easily be taken down - You guessed it, someone hacks the islands computers and all the chained up Z's go free creating a real splatter fest - Just like Resident movies, there is a sinister company behind everything with sinister experiments going on - The difference that made this B-zombie flick a step above was that they actually had a few actors that I reckognized to pull a bit of acting off. - The other MAJOR factor that made this B flick a bit better athan the average b-Z flick is that it actually had some kind of a budget! - The director managed to get some government money for this middle eastern made movie I think because they had lots of custom vehicles, boats, buildings and structures from real movie sets...some of these things don't come cheap these days!

Plot: The film tells the history of the virus that kills 1/3rd of the earths population in just a decade. Having won the war, Earth has wiped out the plague and rebuilt. There is one island where some remaining zombies are kept for safari, and that's when the island gets hacked and mayhem ensues. Surprisingly it's not a bad movie. The plot isn't new, nor is it amazing, but it is fun and entertaining for a few hours. I rate it 7/10 on the B-movie scale as a good way to enjoy a late night movie. Don't expect Z-Nation, but rather a fast paced mind numbing show.

On the bad end of things the sound was not great, the actors were crappy minus the few recognizable actors they blew the majority of their money on, and the mass cgi effects were crappy.

Beyond all that enjoy the movie is worth your time IF you enjoy B-movie zombie flicks!

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1/10

Could have been good

mojjen1 October 2019

But, the characters doing silly things all the time just ruined it. Not worth watching

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10/10

What a great film

andismyth4 July 2016

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Love the zombie genre, and this is a gem of a film, don't know why it didn't get cinema release as I'd have paid to go and watch it.

What a refreshing take on the zombie movie, starts off on a bit of a positive note set after the zombies had walked the earth. But they had been contained and one enterprising business woman sets out to capitalise on this and sets up a zombie safari.

I enjoyed the acting, the story was good and kept you engaged, and unlike some films I did care what happens to the main cast.

If your looking for a zombie film that doesn't bite then look no further this is the one to watch and enjoy.

Hats off to the writers producers etc for putting together a great entertaining film, and let's hope they make a sequel with the same standard of production and writing.

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7/10

Wish it had a larger budget

phyphor642 January 2019

Good movie for what it was, with a larger budget it would be phenomenal! Worth the watch for sure!

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1/10

One of the worst zombie movies...

jeanmarcvdlinden6 February 2019

Another flick that uses some original ideas to turn itself into a very boring movie. The ingredients had potential, but the final recipe is tasteless tough.

Not even worth one single star, it's a complete waste of time, unless you'd like to make a remake of this movie.

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