For a $25 million production this is very good. Reminds me of Pitch Black which has a similar budget. The story is simple based on an old role playing card game which I never heard of. Basically a group of soldiers lead by the amazing Ron Pearlman and Thomas Jane must infiltrate a dungeon where a machine turns people into zombies and they need to blow it up. That pretty much sums it up. But the visual style and action sequences are well done and it held my attention. IMO is better than a lot of big budget Marvel and DC action movies just because this is different.
Anyone rating this lower are being overly critical. You don't watch these kinds of movies for plot or character development. The story is nonsensical and fighting mutants ain't gonna break any ground story wise. But it's the visual style and cinematography that gets top marks. It's mostly shot in monochrome and muted colors which lends a fresh style to the zombie genre. And with Thomas Jane and Ron Perlman you can't go wrong. Really top marks to the director for making this work on such a small budget. The set pieces CGI and makeup are well done. I enjoyed it.
Anyone rating this lower are being overly critical. You don't watch these kinds of movies for plot or character development. The story is nonsensical and fighting mutants ain't gonna break any ground story wise. But it's the visual style and cinematography that gets top marks. It's mostly shot in monochrome and muted colors which lends a fresh style to the zombie genre. And with Thomas Jane and Ron Perlman you can't go wrong. Really top marks to the director for making this work on such a small budget. The set pieces CGI and makeup are well done. I enjoyed it.
