Synopsis: A Mad Cow epidemic spreads to humans in the Irish countryside.My Take: At first I was skeptical of a zombie outbreak due to a mutated mad cow strain. And then when a stuffed cow kills a farmer in the opening scene, I was about to shut the movie off, but for the fact that I was laughing too hard. Then the movie got started.
As Helena (Marián Araújo) tells her boyfriend as they are driving on a lonely road, the countryside is beautiful. What a great setting for terror and mayhem. It gets going fairly quick and the pace of the movie holds up throughout. The last fifteen minutes or so are pretty intense. The awesome ending is icing on this delicious cake.
The camera work is imaginative and brilliant. The acting was fine (but it could be the thick accents that made it seem that way). McMahon, who also wrote this feature, gave the characters a lot of depth. Helena is very dynamic. At the start she seems to be the typical , scared weakling in high heels. Surely she will die early.... Or did I judge her too soon? (I made a point to emphasize her heels, as did the director in a curious camera angle. Keep an EYE on those heels!)
This movie had all the zombie essentials. A good amount of ACTION, with the best scene saved for last. ORIGINALITY in story and setting. INVENTIVE kills and decapitations (NOT ONE GUN WAS USED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM). And - a must for any horror movie - an excellent SCORE (by John Gillooley), which fit so perfectly. Also, a little bit of COMEDY never hurts.
I really liked the group of survivors in this one. Finally, a bunch of smart people in a zombie crisis! Everyone is self-reliant and resourceful. The guy and his wife are kinda nuts but it is funny.
The Rundown:
- Best Death: Vacuum + Eyeball + Brains= That filter is gonna be clogged....
- Creepiest Moment: Though I am still not completely comfortable about the whole cow thing, a bunch of zombies SLEEPING (!?) while standing in a field is pretty eerie.
- Funniest Moment: The little fat girl getting stuck while trying to climb through the fence was pretty hilarious.
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