Pregnant Alice (a fine and credible performance by Roberta Sparta) and decent dude Stephen (nicely played by Marius Bizau) fight to survive in a hostile world in which an outbreak of flesh-eating zombies isn't the only threat to mankind's safety.
Writer/director Francesco Picone keeps the familiar, but still engrossing story moving along at a brisk pace, adroitly crafts a strong sense of mounting dread, delivers several cool moments of nasty gore, and maintains an appropriately tough'n'gritty take-no-prisoners tone (a couple of little girls actually get killed and eaten in this film!). The competent acting from the game no-name cast helps a lot: Aaron Stielstra as the ruthless Rooker, Michael Bizua as the vulnerable Peter, Desiree Giorgetti as a severely traumatized woman, and Claudio Camilli as dim-witted brute Hulk. Moreover, the characters are drawn with refreshing depth; even the bad guy Rooker possesses a certain wounded humanity. The surprise bummer ending packs a jolting punch. An on the money shocker.
Writer/director Francesco Picone keeps the familiar, but still engrossing story moving along at a brisk pace, adroitly crafts a strong sense of mounting dread, delivers several cool moments of nasty gore, and maintains an appropriately tough'n'gritty take-no-prisoners tone (a couple of little girls actually get killed and eaten in this film!). The competent acting from the game no-name cast helps a lot: Aaron Stielstra as the ruthless Rooker, Michael Bizua as the vulnerable Peter, Desiree Giorgetti as a severely traumatized woman, and Claudio Camilli as dim-witted brute Hulk. Moreover, the characters are drawn with refreshing depth; even the bad guy Rooker possesses a certain wounded humanity. The surprise bummer ending packs a jolting punch. An on the money shocker.