Silent Zone

By all rights this should be a dumpster fire.

Zombies, lowish budget, but the actors and direction and crew do some serious heavy lifting throughout to add some absolute charm throughout.

The main leads Devere and Papp are great together, with a believable chemistry. Devere needs a break in some full on action spin alongside Frank Grillo etc. Papp feels a little out of water in an actioner - but give her a bit more time to aclimatise and I think you could have an easy action star, with an easy genuine screen presence (could be simply down to budget thing to allow time to get familiar with guns, but she's not as unconvincing as many high profile stars have been and we've been spoilt with Matrix, John Wick, etc more recently).

2nd line or Barabas, Hannigan, and Latham do great jobs. Hannigan in particular stands out acting wise. Latham has a great ol' time hamming it up in his role where he knows his story is cliche rubbish and runs with it, you can see he's just enjoying himself.

You're not going to be blown away, but like so many bad films that get a lot more press that genuinely waste your time this one won't.

Definitely hits above where it should have.

I can't even believe that I paid $5 for this movie. The fights are terrible, the "bleeding" is even worse, and the acting is really bad!! The make-up is really bad too...one part in the beginning was a woman who got bit on the face and it looked like she dipped her face in dirt or rocks. The availability of vehicles for the all too hurried escape time after time was really really bad. I get it that everyone wants to make the perfect zombie movie but it's ridiculous that the "hero" is some guy who blames and blames everyone else because something didn't go to plan as he would of liked. I love zombie movies but this one isn't good at all.

Okay, I have to be honest-when my friends and I sat down to watch Silent Zone, we fully expected a disaster. We're big fans of watching B-movies together, the kind where the plot's a mess, the acting's rough, and the fun comes from laughing at how bad it is. We grabbed snacks, got comfortable, and were ready for some low-budget, post-apocalyptic nonsense. But here's the thing... Silent Zone actually surprised us. And not in a "so bad it's good" way, but in a "wait, this is actually kind of decent?" way.

Sure, the setup is classic B-movie fare. It's the usual post-apocalyptic world, a deadly outbreak, desperate survivors, and the struggle to find safety. Nothing new there. But somewhere along the way, the film actually hooked us. The tension was solid, and there were at least three twists that none of us saw coming. Not groundbreaking stuff, but just clever enough to keep us invested. The story might be familiar, but it never felt lazy. In fact, it felt like the filmmakers were actually trying, which is more than I can say for a lot of movies in this genre.

The characters? Surprisingly good. We went in expecting cardboard cutouts, but they had depth. By the end, we actually cared about what happened to them. And yeah, I'll admit it-I got a little emotional in the final act, which is not what I thought would happen when I hit play.

And Matt Devere? Never heard of him before this, but wow. That guy has a seriously cool voice. The kind of voice that makes you pay attention. He brought this calm, tough energy to his role, and honestly, it really worked. No idea why I haven't seen him in more stuff, but he definitely stood out here.

By the end, we all looked at each other like, "That was actually good, right?" Maybe it's because we went in with zero expectations, but Silent Zone turned out to be a solid, enjoyable movie. It's not just a film to make fun of-it's one that's actually worth watching.

If you like zombie movies, you will like this movie. It is well above average for this genre.

The country of origin is given as Hungary, but some of this movie definitely looked like the Chernobyl restricted zone. Either way, the locations were good, the big wide angle shots were well done, the camera work was excellent. This does not look like a cheap, low budget movie.

There was character development, not a lot, but enough to keep you interested. The acting was for the most part good, especially the leading characters. Some of the secondary parts, with only a few lines, did come off as amateurish, but mostly quite professional.

It's not great or outstanding, and I will probably never watch it again, but I felt it was well worth my time on a lazy afternoon.

Overall: Above average zombie movie, recommended.

Silent Zone is a solid movie. My only gripe is a few slow parts. It's not a high budget movie but they did good for whatever amount they had to work with. Some of the other reviews are unjustly harsh. A 4, 5 or 6 star rating is correct for this one anything higher or lower is unfair. Except for a few slow parts it was quite entertaining and holds your attention. I liked how the zombies were able to "think" to a degree. It gave a nice twist on the zombie genre. The acting is not exceptional by any means but it is passable except for a couple moments of cringy acting. I probably wouldn't watch a second time but I do not regret watching once.