When I found "We All Fall Down", I read the synopsis and just had to take the time and effort to sit down and watch it because it is a zombie movie after all. And I have to be honest and say that I had not heard about this movie prior to stumbling across it by sheer random luck. But it is always nice to find a new addition to the zombie movie collection, although many of the movies turn out to be poor attempts at making a zombie movie.
"We All Fall Down" has a relatively small cast ensemble, so the actors and actresses in the movie had to carry a bigger weight in order to make the movie work. And I will say that most of the performances in the movie were actually quite good.
The characters in the movie were nicely detailed and fleshed out. However, it just didn't always make much sense. For example, why would people resort to dressing as savages and incorporate teddy bears in their outfits. It hardly makes much sense for such foolishness in a dying world overrun with zombies. So I didn't really understand why writer and director Kurt Knight opted for this in his movie. But seriously, savages? What could possibly justify that people turn into and act like savages while others retain their humanity and ways of their former lives? No, it just didn't add up. And for some reason these savages just lost their ability to speak and communicate in English? No, no, no!
While we are on the topic of things that didn't make much sense, then why did Todd have to go around and growl like a rabid beast?
The zombies were suffering from that low budget approach in terms of make-up and special effects. The people who were portraying zombies in the movie were essentially just colored grey on their face and necks, and often they had forgotten to color the arms, hands, legs and feet. Which is a classic and very stupid mistake to make, especially since you opted for the cheap approach of just using grey make-up and not have gore and dismemberment effects.
Furthermore, the zombies were fast, agile and running, which is a definite no in my book. Zombies are supposed to be slow and shambling, lacking proper motor skills and coordination.
I will say that the atmosphere in the movie was actually quite good. There was a gritty feel to it all, with dirt and grime, which added a good sense of realism to the scenes.
The pacing of the movie was adequate, because there was a good and constant flow to the movie.
The movie's cover/poster looks rather interesting and is actually quite nicely made. It is alluring and eye catching. However, it is actually far more promising than what the movie delivered at the hand of writer and director Kurt Knight.
"We All Fall Down" had some major problems in terms of script idea and concept, but there were lots of enjoyable moments throughout the course of the movie. For a zombie movie then "We All Fall Down" is definitely not a movie worthwhile mentioning or one that you must run out and add to your collection.
