A sudden zombie outbreak will find two youngsters trapped in their flats opposite each other, making an escape plan.
I’m a sucker for build-up. You know, character and story development. Think of Train to Busan (2016) in this instance; patiently and suspensefully builds the narrative before everything goes sideways. So, for horror fans who have watched countless zombie films, the opening sequence does not feel original. I believe the most impressive scene throughout the first thirty minutes is the police officer scene.
Things start getting interesting after the hero’s breakdown and big exodus. The action and thrill of the battle of survival pick up the pace and gradually get your attention. The pace is about to die out soon after, though, but is saved by the presence of Park Shin-hye’s character (Kim Yoo-bin). If you haven’t seen her in anything else, you should definitely try the same year’s and also Netflix’s production, The Call (2020).
But then, pace, rhythm, suspense, and action all die together faster than the film’s outbreak. It manages to pick up again, but the effort is nothing new. It’s a shame, really. I wish the filmmakers had decided what kind of film they wanted to make. It seems like the genres are cancelling one another. The film was a shockingly huge commercial success if it’s any consolation!
RIP Kim Ki-duk (20.12.1960 – 11.12.2020)
P.S. Challenge: Count how often the word ‘alive’ is said.
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