When the Fever Breaks

Good movie, although two things: the second half is far better than the first (it starts pretty typically and seems run of the mill) and the second is I wish there would've been more realistic reactions to a person getting bludgeoned to death (as well as the other deaths that occur and the relative nonchalance with which it's observed).

The strongest part of this film is it's core, a mother coming to terms with her fate in a short time isolated with her daughter. The zombie situation works well as catalyst, but it's in this character study of the mother with her daughter that the story is unique and truly worth checking out!

If you think zombie apocalypse movies have run their course, think again. This award winner, made on a micro budget, seems to have at its core a real passion for the movies that gave birth to this genre in the first place, not the slick Hollywood stuff bleeding more cash than effort. Darn good acting throughout and I hope to see more from this ambitious team, maybe with a real budget., they sure deserve it.

First rule with Zombie movies. They can't be boring. This move is boring and so many other bad things. The acting is mediocre and I really hate when they try to make movies like this deep. All of these characters are supposed to be friends but there is no connection whatsoever. These characters are written so one dimensional that you have no interest if any of them live or die. The main antagonist guy over acts so much but I don't blame him entirely, it's the way this poor script is written. The directing is bad but there are a few clever angles. But don't waste your time on this movie. Luckily I was doing bills while watching so I didn't have to watch too much of this piece of garbage. And the first review is right, they just copied every single other zombie movie out there. Try to be original if you're going to make a movie like this.

There are a lot of zombies around (especially in the indie space) unfortunately most are just a cash grab that don't offer much in more that blood and gore. However this one feels true and honest in it's approach to the genre. Plus its a well crafted film that is actually scary. Imagine that, a scary zombie movie... who would have thought. George Romero would be proud, definitely worth checking out.