Outside: Filipino Zombie film. A family have retreated to the husband's family ranch but find a disturbing scene there. They eke out an existence but there is continuing disharmony. An attempt to reach a base where more survivors live is thwarted by a Zombie attack on a bridge. Much of the film is taken up with familial discord, a secret that prevents the couple from agreeing on attempting to leave the ranch again because of who might be at the base. The zombie action when ir occurs is pretty good, especially the battle on the bridge. These zombies are smart, they still speak, repeating the same phrases. The bridge zombie soldiers demand passes as they attack. In another great scene, zombies rise from the grass in a field, first one, then a few more, then a multitude, they chase the family and besiege the ranch house. Mostly crying iN thE name Of The Father, they likely turned when they were attending Mass. One zombie demands land though, good to see the demand for land distribution surviving. A tale of being trapped by old memories and quarrels, in the husbands case it goes back to his mistreatment when he was a child on the ranch, never the favoured son. All of his woes stem from that, or so he believes. At 142 minutes ir is far too long, if much of the Eastenders style angst has been edited out then we would have had a good Zombie film at a 100 minute running time. Written and Directed by Carlo Ledesma. On Netflix. 5.5/10.

Aside from what I'm assuming is Tagalog and the Filipino aspect, this is a zombie-infested drama everyone is familiar with by now. It does nothing new, as in a world filled with flesh-eating creatures and the real monsters are often other human beings. See the behavior of the average person when pushed to the extreme with no enforcement of rules or norms to adhere to. Pretty standard.

Starts off as a family drama that eventually spirals into a domestic horror. What makes this worth watching is Sid Lucero and Beauty Gonzalez. They're good. Very convincing. It's just enough to take this boilerplate film to its conclusion. The kids try their best but don't quite sell it, and the special effects are adequate but not particularly noteworthy. Neither is the environment/setting, which almost feels as if you're watching the same scene for over two hours.

I don't want to criticize too harshly. It's just that after 12 years of The Walking Dead and countless zombie games + films/spinoffs later, this is nothing special. You watch this for the talent of the aforementioned actors and maybe an appreciation of the language / culture on display. Outside of being an enthusiast, there's not much else to show up for.

There is a good movie here. Acting is good, storyline is good and the zombies are a fresh version. There are some ways the story turns and plays with your emotions on the family dynamic that I really liked. The ending does well to wrap up everyone's story arc.

However, the movie drags on so long with very few zombie moments that you will feel like an undead by the end. I am actually a fan of the slow paced zombie films but this one really drags it out. Just when you think things will get exciting it slows back down to it's turtle pace.

This movie would be excellent if it landed at 1:45min run time and maybe one or two more zombie scenes.