Zombie human meat farmers! I shit you not. The zombies in this baby are not quite as stupid as most other zombies, they've a bit of self control and have formed rudimentary communities. They don't always eat you on the spot, sometimes they'll enslave you first, feed you, fatten you up a bit ready to be a screaming main course at their Sunday banquet of blood, raw meat, and entrails! They even raise captive human communities from infancy so that they've got a ready supply of fresh meat.
Struggling against the zombies are small bands of nomadic human survivors, heavily armed, and desperately fighting to stay alive in a world that has been overwhelmed by the undead. Oh, the undead. At least the narrative is honest - we're told nobody knows why they came back to life, maybe a comet, maybe a punishment from good old God delivered upon all us sinners. Ahh well, nevermind - at least the zombies look pretty good, and tear chunks out of victims in a satisfying spray of the gory crimson stuff, so all is well.
The movie opens as it means to go on - with a bit of plot, interestingly enough a lot more coherent and different to the run of the mill low budget zombie, and a lot of headshots and zombie killing delivered in a gory and humorous fashion. Action scenes are done with some tongue in cheek fun, they work well and look good. There's a chuckle or two to be had as we watch the two main characters, brothers, blast out a few brains with a 9mm or cleave dead flesh with a machete.
I've said that dreaded word "plot" a few times, often the nemesis of the zombie movie, but here it's actually got some depth and looks at a few interesting ideas. Although purists may complain about zombies who are capable of a very basic social existence or who can control their appetites long enough to use human beings as slaves, it makes for some good avenues of development. No harm in zombies with a bit more brains than usual - after all, didn't the good old mad doctor back in genre defining classic Day of the Dead say that domestication was the key?
What we end up with is a fun movie that's enjoyable to watch and has a bit more depth than many. Effects are good, there's plenty of blood, and any occasional awkwardness in the mostly effective performances from the cast are easily forgiven or glossed over by the slightly humorous approach the film takes in places.
It's a good movie, with plenty of action, and some interesting themes below the surface. A slightly different take on how things would pan out if the zombie onslaught, it delivers gory zombie fun with style and a bit more intelligence than most. Watch it!
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