I was quite surprised by this movie, firstly to discover it was British, seems like a genre forgotten in Britain in recent times, and secondly I was surprised by how good it was. The concept was quite unique I thought, not the typical Zombie break out film, more a Zombie break in movie. People paying to gun down Zombies in a post zombie attack world, combined with some dark charity work dealings it made for interesting viewing. Less graphic and gory then equivalent American productions, I think it's fair to say the film focused more on the scenario. well acted, Jessica de Gouw and Dougray Scott both pretty good. Some very fine scenes, I thought the end chase looked fantastic, very reminiscent of World War Z. If you go in with moderate expectations you may be pleasantly surprised.
... View More"The Rezort" has solid production value. The CGI is passable, the camera- work is pretty good, and the acting is fine. It's a British "living dead" pilot clone that would've garnered a series if that were the case. But it's not a great movie. The characters and dialog just don't have the teeth to make this a 7+.It tidy-ups quite nicely. The last 30 minutes is pretty solid, nail-biting action. It makes-up a bit for some of the occasional absurdity, repetitiveness. Dougray Scott's character is criminally under- written/developed, and the film is quite predictable.It's no "Train to Busan" that's for sure. I'd say more on par with the average world War Z with lesser acting, only in this case its not lesser it's just less acting. The female lead does a fine job, as does the cocky kid.It's worth a harmless action/zombie-lovers viewing for the last 30 minutes. There are some genuinely scary and tense moments down the stretch, but the rest is somewhat forgettable. Still a bit better than I expected, and a notch better than its score here. Jmo54/100You'd like this if you liked: Maze Runner(about even or slightly better than this), The Running Man(slightly better), Train to Busan(much better), or Parallels((slightly below).
... View MoreThis is Jurassic World with Zombies. The characters are quite stereotypical so the English brats are real English brats and the morose protagonist is morose all the time. However, compared to Jurassic World, they are at least rational and suit their parts. You don't have a bimbo lady in charge of a billion-dollar park not knowing what to do when things go wrong. Instead you have a fairly dominant and strong woman in charge. The same with most other characters. The makeup and special effects are good and there's nothing that takes away from the fantasy world you're watching. The plot is okay. It's not Swiss cheese like most blockbusters. All in all, a good zombie movie. If they had thrown a few more million dollars on top of it, this would have been excellent.
... View MoreA zombie pandemic that has claimed 2 billion lives is finally over, the remaining undead kept on an island where guests can pay to shoot the carefully restrained reanimated corpses with high-powered firearms. Unfortunately for the resort's latest visitors, the technology designed to keep them safe from harm goes on the blink, allowing the living dead to satisfy their hunger for human flesh once more.Put simply, The Rezort is Jurassic Park with zombies. But director Steve Barker is no Spielberg, and his modest budget can only stretch so far, which means that the promising premise really isn't given the treatment it deserves. Barker doesn't do a terrible job given the circumstances, I suppose, keeping the pace going at a decent lick, but with limited gore, not enough scares, and a cast whose only 'star' is Dougray Scott (i.e., he's the only one I've heard of), this is ultimately just another in a long line of unexceptional zombie flicks.
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