The plot: Different groups of inner city L.A. stereotypes collide in a warehouse during a zombie attack.
The film is very low budget, and the filmmakers were not particularly resourceful, creative, disturbing, or weird. Instead, they fall back to clichés, stereotypes, and hack writing, then insert hints of social criticism. I'm not really impressed. As a horror fan, I have a certain degree of tolerance for bad acting, bad effects, and poor writing. Low budgets really don't bother me. However, this film has very little to recommend it, besides the fact that Reggie Bannister has a cameo. If you've seen Night of the Living Dead, Street Trash, Assault on Precinct 13, or Reservoir Dogs, I think you'll be pretty bored by this retread. There's no reason why low budget B films can't be trailblazers despite their limitations. However, this film slavishly follows all the rules, endlessly homages/rips off its influences, and has no surprises for veteran horror fans. Its like a Troma film, but without all the over-the-top aspects that make those awful films enjoyable.
It's not a total waste, though. Some of the gore, special effects, and stunts are passable. It's got a rare starring role for Noel G., but he unsurprisingly plays yet another obnoxious Latino gangster. There's some clichéd social criticism, but they really missed out on an opportunity to make some intelligent and insightful statements on racism, police brutality, intolerance, and violence. Instead, it settles on the same clichéd elements as every other direct-to-video zombie film, where stereotypes bicker and shout at each other for 90 minutes while occasionally being eaten by zombies.
Watchable for zombie fans -- but not recommended. Instead, try a French horror film called La Horde, which rose above its stereotypes and clichés to be a gory, fun, and memorable B movie with some interesting things to say about racism and police brutality... amid zombie carnage.
The film is very low budget, and the filmmakers were not particularly resourceful, creative, disturbing, or weird. Instead, they fall back to clichés, stereotypes, and hack writing, then insert hints of social criticism. I'm not really impressed. As a horror fan, I have a certain degree of tolerance for bad acting, bad effects, and poor writing. Low budgets really don't bother me. However, this film has very little to recommend it, besides the fact that Reggie Bannister has a cameo. If you've seen Night of the Living Dead, Street Trash, Assault on Precinct 13, or Reservoir Dogs, I think you'll be pretty bored by this retread. There's no reason why low budget B films can't be trailblazers despite their limitations. However, this film slavishly follows all the rules, endlessly homages/rips off its influences, and has no surprises for veteran horror fans. Its like a Troma film, but without all the over-the-top aspects that make those awful films enjoyable.
It's not a total waste, though. Some of the gore, special effects, and stunts are passable. It's got a rare starring role for Noel G., but he unsurprisingly plays yet another obnoxious Latino gangster. There's some clichéd social criticism, but they really missed out on an opportunity to make some intelligent and insightful statements on racism, police brutality, intolerance, and violence. Instead, it settles on the same clichéd elements as every other direct-to-video zombie film, where stereotypes bicker and shout at each other for 90 minutes while occasionally being eaten by zombies.
Watchable for zombie fans -- but not recommended. Instead, try a French horror film called La Horde, which rose above its stereotypes and clichés to be a gory, fun, and memorable B movie with some interesting things to say about racism and police brutality... amid zombie carnage.