jameslafleur-22067 Review of Curfew

Curfew (2019)

Fast and Furious meets Zombies in a Blade Runner setting

[1/10 · 2 March 2019]

Well that was a wash! Costumes from any 80s dystopian movie, a Zombie virus, a totalitarian state, a way to escape through a life-or-death battle/race, with the cliche-gun set on rapid fire. Protagonists climb out of car crashes not only unharmed but also perfectly styled, the stormtroopers of the evil government do not hit anybody with their spray of bullets but the mom with the cute child. Nerd dad with bright kid, rebellious daughter and sceptical worried wife want to escape it all by joining the death race. Nerd dad wins mexican stand off with the only fixer-gangster in town - on the gangsters own turf! Good hearted female paramedic takes care of Zombie mom at home. Evil Stormtrooper is really evil. The list goes on. The plot does not settle for a theme, a Leitmotiv if you will, instead it just fumbles with this nonsensical mix of a HungergamesZombieTotalitarianStateRaceForTheGreenZone BS while neglecting any character development, depth of character or even likeability of anybody. And why on earth does the 60 year old fixer have a teenage looking pregnant girlfriend? It's not even funny in a trashy, sarcastic, over the top kind of a way, just cheap reheated mush of cliches and faceless single track minded characters. Having said that, a few people seem to be entertained. The Fast and Furious franchise was a success, too, so what do I know, right?