Maggie is a movie that seems it was made to make you cry more than scream. In an post-apocalyptical world Abby Breslin is bitten by a zombie and her father (the Governator) has the task of not terminate but stay at his daughter's side while she's slowly transforming into a zombie in a matter of few days. Maggie isn't an action movie although it has all the elements present in one and not even an horror movie either,only occasionaly. Instead of just copying A-level Hollywood productions like World War Z this is a very intimistic picture about what happens when you're transforming slowly into a zombie. It is like John Cassavetes had make a zombie movie with almost all scenes being interiors with plenty of dialogue and family life being looked closely while we see it being turned to pieces. Focusing not on the flesh-eating creatures but in the effects of being bitten by one is without a doubt smart and original,but unfortunately Maggie fails more than it succeeds. First of all we don't see Abby's attack that left her arm bitten.It could've been without a doubt a strong visceral scene by we being introduced to the title character and almost immediately after that she gets violently attacked by a zombie.After the hospital where she's in gives her the permission to just leave the quarantine while she's still human and simply come back to her house and family,waiting that when the stages of the infection gets worse her parents will take her back to the hospital.Really?That is really absurd because she's infected with a zombie virus clearly infectious and they gonna simply let her leave to go home?I'm sorry but that doesn't make any sense but on the one hand I understand the makers of the movie didn't want Abby to spend the entire movie immobile in a hospital bed with daddy Arnold by her side.It woul've been a very boring although realistic movie. With Abby back home we can see how her disease affects everybody and everything she's next to and that generates genuine human emotions that echoes from the screen. But also other problem is that the dialogue isn't deep enough as it should've been and the interactions between Arnold (father) and Abby (daughter) aren't as deep and sstisfactory as it should've been. The incidental silence that permeates the movie is more empty than atmospheric.It just serves to show how minimal the script is really. Of course Arnold and Abby have their moments (Abby the most in my opinion) but the dialogue and the performances are very restrained and when a movie talks about human drama and someone losing his loved one forever,being restrained is not a good choice for a movie like that. This movie was a great opportunity for Arnold show his acting skills for drama in a rare role and I really think he's a very talented actor and he gives a good performance in a decent role but it makes you wishing for more as like the movie itself.I even find it surprising a movie that was the opportunity that Arnold waited for years to play a good dramatic role and at the end it was something so restrained for him to play. For the movie to be better and with more pacing Arnold could've been more intense and obsessed in finding a cure for his daughter throughout the story in a way similar to Denzel Washington in John Q.The movie could've been more intense and more strongly-plotted.And since the zombie action is so minimal why don't give the few of the scenes featuring zombies a little more of depth?The bitting scene that should've been brief and intense;a great opportunity for Abby freak out and give an acting and drama show and also the scenes when she's slowly transforming herself into a zombie also could've been a great opportunity for her to show a great dramatic performance like Jeff Goldblum transforming himself into a giant fly but that isn't shown so we as it should have. For example one scene that could've been scary is when the half-zombie Abby walks in the woods and eats a live red-fox,but nothing of that is shown,is only mentioned visually and verbally.What a disappointment.That scene could've been effectively revolting and a good moment for Abby to deliver a very good frightening performance. When it comes to zombies and human drama this movie lacks both.It could've been more unsettling and graphic. On the paper Maggie could've been a great opportunity to see a zombie movie that is also a metaphor about a disfunctional family and zombie infection serving as a metaphor of epidemics that can happen in the present like venereal diseases or the HIV. If the makers of the movie had the same cleverness of George A. Romero to make his movies great metaphors it could've been an excellent picture,but unfortunately that is not the case. Another ironic disappointment is that at the end of the movie we don't even see the transformation completed at all.This is without questioning the time for booing. The movie's subtleties are in fact its biggest sin. Maggie talks about plenty of things but rarely shows them so what's the purpose of the movie after all? By the end Maggie is a movie thats you wanting for more,a lot more,it's pretty boring and could've been better without having commitment with drama. However still the movie's concept is original and promising and just by that I'll have to give the movie points and it also has Arnold Schwarzenegger in it and it has zombies to...occasionaly. My Rating 4 out of 10.

While this film does give more meaning to the life of a zombie before becoming one, it does it in a pale way; this movie is very boring to watch. I found it hard to just to keep myself awake while watching the film. If you're looking for an action film, or a film that keeps its pace up, you will be gravely disappointed.

This is one of the worst movies ever. and I've seen some pretty rotten ones. What was Abigail Breslin thinking to make a film like this? Did she think it would be fun to work with Arnold? The acting is bad, the sets are cheesy, there are virtually no special effects. Don't waste your time

Freshman director Henry Hobson and "Terminator" star Arnold Schwarzenegger have made what qualifies as literally the most interesting but least violent zombie movie in cinematic history. Usually, when you think of a zombie thriller with a star of Schwarzenegger's stature, you imagine lots of blood, gore, and flesh-feasting with Arnie decimating the opposition. Such is not the case with "Maggie," a low-budget but high-minded meditation on zombies from the perspective of a grieving middle-aged father whose daughter has become infected with the Necroambulis Virus Epidemic ravaging the country. The Department of Agriculture warns farmers that they must burn their crops because the crops may be infected with the virus. Refreshing is the adjective that best describes this offbeat, 95-minute, PG-13 rated opus. Essentially, "Maggie" deals with an America caught up in zombie apocalypse. Nobody knows exactly how to treat the infected, but they sure don't waste time obliterating those that have turned. Bearded farmer Wade Vogel (Arnold Schwarzenegger) searches for his missing 16-year old daughter, Maggie (Abigail Breslin of "Zombieland"), and finds her in an urban hospital where she is being treated for an infection. Indeed, a zombie bit her, but the time that it takes for zombie victims to transform into flesh-eater has been changed for dramatic purposes. After he reunites with his daughter, Vogel is allowed to take her home. A doctor warns Wade that he can take his daughter home, but he must take her in for examination if any changes occur. Not long after Wade brings Maggie back home to his wife, Caroline (Joely Richardson of "Snowden"), so they can spend time with her.One of the problems working against "Maggie" is its predictable plot. Wade does everything that he can to shield his daughter from the authorities. If anybody is going to kill her, Wade wants to be the one to delivers the fatal blow. Gradually, Maggie disintegrates. At one point, she chops off a broken finger on a cutting board and throws the digit into the garbage disposal to be ground up. Maggie visits a high school friend who is suffering from an infection. Once humans change, they have to be put in quarantine and a lethal drug must be administered to kill them. Basically, we know that nothing short of a miracle will save Maggie, and "Maggie" turns into a tragic film with no relief in sight. Brawny Arnold cannot save his daughter from her fate, but he protects her up to her end. "Maggie" shows Arnold Schwarzenegger as we have never seen him. He emerges as a flesh and blood individual who has no power over his daughter's illness and eventual transformation into a zombie. Nevertheless, if zombie movies turn you off because of all their blood and gore, "Maggie" may change your mind about this sub-genre.