A watchable but generic zombie movie...
Well, the 2021 Canadian movie "Brain Freeze" is a fun little foray into the zombie genre. And I do believe that this is actually the first Canadian zombie movie I have had the pleasure of sitting down to watch.
Sure, before I sat down to watch "Brain Freeze", I must admit that I hadn't even heard about this movie from writer and director Julien Knafo. So I wasn't sure what I was in for here, aside from it being a zombie movie. And from the movie's cover/poster and its listing as a horror comedy here on IMDb, I figured that chances were that this could be a good movie. Needless to say, that with it being a zombie movie, of course I had to watch it regardless.
And I will say that "Brain Freeze" is certainly watchable, and does have some nice enough aspects to it. However, the movie just sort of had a strong feeling of mediocre permeating it. And the movie just never really managed to shed that mediocre feeling and step up into the big league. Now, don't get me wrong here, because I am not saying that "Brain Freeze" is a bad movie. Not at all. It just wasn't a particularly outstanding zombie movie. And truth be told, amidst the sea of zombie movies, then "Brain Freeze" just sort of fades into the background.
The storyline told in "Brain Freeze" is pretty standard stuff, something you see nine out of ten times whenever a new zombie movie is released. So there is nothing grand or innovative about writer Julien Knafo's storyline here. Sure, it was entertaining enough for what it was, but it was just too generic, if I have to be bluntly honest.
The acting performances in the movie were good, and actually carried the movie a great long way. I wasn't familiar with the cast here, so that was something I enjoyed. If I have to point out a single performance that stood out from the others, then it would have to be Roy Dupuis (playing Dan), because he really carried the movie almost single-handedly.
Visually then "Brain Freeze" was actually good enough. This is not your average infection-type of zombie movie, so that works in favor of "Brain Freeze". Writer and director Julien Knafo managed to create something interesting enough here for that aspect of the storyline.
Ultimately then "Brain Freeze" is a mediocre addition to the zombie genre. A shame, though, because there definitely was some potential here.
My rating of "Brain Freeze" lands on a five out of ten stars.
Sure, before I sat down to watch "Brain Freeze", I must admit that I hadn't even heard about this movie from writer and director Julien Knafo. So I wasn't sure what I was in for here, aside from it being a zombie movie. And from the movie's cover/poster and its listing as a horror comedy here on IMDb, I figured that chances were that this could be a good movie. Needless to say, that with it being a zombie movie, of course I had to watch it regardless.
And I will say that "Brain Freeze" is certainly watchable, and does have some nice enough aspects to it. However, the movie just sort of had a strong feeling of mediocre permeating it. And the movie just never really managed to shed that mediocre feeling and step up into the big league. Now, don't get me wrong here, because I am not saying that "Brain Freeze" is a bad movie. Not at all. It just wasn't a particularly outstanding zombie movie. And truth be told, amidst the sea of zombie movies, then "Brain Freeze" just sort of fades into the background.
The storyline told in "Brain Freeze" is pretty standard stuff, something you see nine out of ten times whenever a new zombie movie is released. So there is nothing grand or innovative about writer Julien Knafo's storyline here. Sure, it was entertaining enough for what it was, but it was just too generic, if I have to be bluntly honest.
The acting performances in the movie were good, and actually carried the movie a great long way. I wasn't familiar with the cast here, so that was something I enjoyed. If I have to point out a single performance that stood out from the others, then it would have to be Roy Dupuis (playing Dan), because he really carried the movie almost single-handedly.
Visually then "Brain Freeze" was actually good enough. This is not your average infection-type of zombie movie, so that works in favor of "Brain Freeze". Writer and director Julien Knafo managed to create something interesting enough here for that aspect of the storyline.
Ultimately then "Brain Freeze" is a mediocre addition to the zombie genre. A shame, though, because there definitely was some potential here.
My rating of "Brain Freeze" lands on a five out of ten stars.
- paul_m_haakonsen
- 30 sept. 2021