I'm sorry but this WAS NOT "the worst movie ever made"! It actually had a different kind of take on the zombie apocalypse that was a little refreshing. Would I pay an admission fee to see it? No! But, if you (like me) are an insomniac, and a channel on your cable package just happens to be showing it some night ... give it a "look-see". You might be a tad surprised. Anyone that is a huge fan of the zombie genre, realizes that you have to watch 5 zombie movies, just to get one half-way decent movie out of the bunch. Every now and then, you get surprised and see one that looks at the zombie apocalypse from a slightly different angle. This is one of those movies. Sadly, David Carradine was wasted in this movie. If I had him under contract for my movie, I sure as heck am gonna find more'n 5 minutes worth of "screen-time" for him. And, I must say that I AM a Dexter Fletcher fan ... and, without him, the grade may have been as low as a "3" or less. Lana Kamenov was "okay", and Dickon Tolson phoned it in (tho, a lot of my problems with his work could've been due to the weak script). I'd at least give it a chance ...

We watched Autumn years ago and still use it as the yardstick by which we measure other bad movies. For us, "Autumn" has basically become shorthand for"a very, very bad film". I can't muster the psychic energy to care enough to review this stinker, but I'll give one quick example of the bad writing and low budget that plague the movie. At one point the characters build a fence to keep out the zombies. The characters even say any fence built for that purpose would have to be really strong. When we then see the fence with hordes of zombies pushing against it, the fence is just a cheap, waist-high thing, what appears to be a sand fence, those little fences used to keep sand on beaches in place, and definitely not strong enough to stop a single person, much less a horde of shambling zombies.

The only thing that saves this film is David Carradine (such a loss). Although I do like Dexter Fletcher (cos I'm that old I remember him from Press Gang - Sorry Dexter). I was so disappointed. Loved all the books but this film seems to have been produced without any thought. There was so much that could have been done with this series of books but it seems to have been rushed too much. It feels like they only had so much money and wanted to squeeze too much of the plot into too little space. The story moves too quickly and doesn't care about the characters, unlike the book. I don't feel that the screenplay gives this story the credit it deserves. I have seen many low budget films that are much better. Shame on you Steven Rumbelow. However, one of the saves is the cheap camera-work that makes it feel somewhat like a documentary. Biggest bugbear though is not being able to get 'Knocking at your door' on download or CD.

As the season turns to autumn a virus sweeps in and kills off most of the population. A few survivors scramble and meet up at sort of town hall where they discuss what to do. Michael (Fletcher) convinces Carl (Tolson) and Emma (Kamenov) that the safest place would be a large house in the country and off they go. After a few intense exchanges while trying to secure supplies, they find their house and set up camp. The dead quickly reanimate and in time begin to become more intelligent and more aggressive. It isn't long before they are being over run at the country house. Adapted from the Novel by David Moody, Director Steven Rumbelow brings this unusual zombie movie to life. Moody and Rumbelow worked the screenplay here and it focuses on the shocked and isolated characters and what they should do next. With no idea of what the virus was and why they survived this keeps them in a state of shock. The audience sees through their eyes and is drawn into the story with them. An interesting and fresh idea is that the longer the dead rot the nastier they look and become. The movie may be considered slow by today's movie going public but those with patience will enjoy this treat as it unfolds and become more frightening as it goes on. The film certainly could have used a bigger budget considering the scale of what they are pitching with the story but it remains entreating throughout. The acting is of quality and the screenplay lets you care about these characters. There are no shocks or jumps the terror comes from the situation. This is perfect for those who are tired of the zombie rehash that is flooding the market.