I think a lot of folks will like this movie. I think many more won't go out of their way to. This isn't to say it is not a watchable movie as it certainly is. What it requires is a lot of patience as it evolves slower than paint drying. It feels, on purpose, claustrophobic as per the situation the main characters have found themselves in. It's dark and depressing for the most part.
This is Arnold Schwarzeneegger like you've rarely, if ever, seen. He is in a dramatic role that, although has a little action, is the polar opposite of his usual shtick. I'd say he is good enough that he maybe ought to move in this direction more since 60+ action heroes have got to be a shrinking market any way you cut it. And, the girl who plays his doomed daughter brings a somber combination of humanity and suffering to a good level indeed.
Its the pace and the story that really didn't reel me in. I'm not immature, but I just couldn't invest enough in the story to wade through what felt like visual and mental molasses. I didn't finish it I readily admit as I lost that degree of interest. In fairness I heard an opinion by Dave Schrader on DarknessRadio that he felt it had some kind of good, or interesting, ending. I don't know...and am just not interested in this one enough to revisit it. Everyone is uniquely different and if you long for a very humanized zombie drama devoid of the usual head exploding action, and don't mind something slower than Heinz ketchup, check it out, At least you see Arnold can actually act outside of blowing up stuff and knocking people through walls.
This is Arnold Schwarzeneegger like you've rarely, if ever, seen. He is in a dramatic role that, although has a little action, is the polar opposite of his usual shtick. I'd say he is good enough that he maybe ought to move in this direction more since 60+ action heroes have got to be a shrinking market any way you cut it. And, the girl who plays his doomed daughter brings a somber combination of humanity and suffering to a good level indeed.
Its the pace and the story that really didn't reel me in. I'm not immature, but I just couldn't invest enough in the story to wade through what felt like visual and mental molasses. I didn't finish it I readily admit as I lost that degree of interest. In fairness I heard an opinion by Dave Schrader on DarknessRadio that he felt it had some kind of good, or interesting, ending. I don't know...and am just not interested in this one enough to revisit it. Everyone is uniquely different and if you long for a very humanized zombie drama devoid of the usual head exploding action, and don't mind something slower than Heinz ketchup, check it out, At least you see Arnold can actually act outside of blowing up stuff and knocking people through walls.