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The Clearing

  • 2020
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
1.2K
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Liam McIntyre in The Clearing (2020)
Zombie HorrorHorror

A father must battle his way through the zombie apocalypse to save his daughter.A father must battle his way through the zombie apocalypse to save his daughter.A father must battle his way through the zombie apocalypse to save his daughter.

  • Director
    • David Matalon
  • Writer
    • David Matalon
  • Stars
    • Liam McIntyre
    • Aundrea Smith
    • Steven Swadling
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    1.2K
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    • Director
      • David Matalon
    • Writer
      • David Matalon
    • Stars
      • Liam McIntyre
      • Aundrea Smith
      • Steven Swadling
    • 69User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    2draftdubya

    The acting was okay. The writing and directing sucked.

    Full of cliches and massive plot holes. Why did the little girl leave the camper in the first place? For a person who rather play on her phone, why did she leave it? Zombies now can climb ladders and like to fist fight.
    5paul_m_haakonsen

    It could have been much more...

    A zombie movie that I had somehow missed? Needless to say that when the opportunity to watch the 2020 movie titled "The Clearing" here in 2021 then I jumped at the chance to sit down to watch it.

    And while this movie definitely is watchable, it is ultimately just another zombie movie. Sadly so, but that is the truth. "The Clearing" from writer and director David Matalon just didn't revolutionize the zombie genre, nor did it bring anything that hadn't already been seen before.

    Sure, I enjoyed the setting and environment of the movie. I mean, the concept of someone being away from civilization and just casually brushing off news bulletins of outbreaks of random violence and such, that was definitely interesting. But it was hardly something new to the zombie genre.

    But of course, as is the way to go about it in 99% of all zombie movies, there was no explanation to the outbreak, what caused it and how did it manage to get to that remote area so quickly?

    It should be said that if you enjoyed movies like "28 Days Later", then chances are high that you will most certainly also like "The Clearing". And don't get me wrong here, "The Clearing" is not a bad movie, it just caved in on all the tropes and archetypical presentations and angles of the zombie genre.

    Personally I don't enjoy fast and agile zombies, and when they can run and jump, then it starts to get to the point where I am ready to get off the bus. Sure, I can understand why newly turned victims would be agile as rigor mortis haven't yet set in, but for me it just doesn't work as well with having zombies running and especially not jumping or being able to use choreographed fighting.

    Visually then "The Clearing" was actually good enough. It wasn't the usual horrible low budget zombie make-up with faces painted gray and the rest of the body left to its normal skin tone. Nay, "The Clearing" actually had some good special effects and adequate amounts of gore. At least it was enough to keep a seasoned gorehound as myself content.

    The acting in the movie was actually good for this type of movie. Sure, it wasn't award-winning performances, but the lead actor - Liam McIntyre - actually carried the movie quite well with his convincing performance. The movie has a very small cast, so there was more of a pressure to deliver on the leads. And they did manage that well enough.

    Now, I must address the storyline, because it was a very simplistic storyline that was present in "The Clearing". Nay, I will say that it was actually also a weak and nearly non-existing storyline. I mean, everything took place at a campsite, with the protagonist being either trapped on the roof or locked inside their camping unit. So if you are looking for a zombie movie with a deeper and more profound plot and script, perhaps with some jabs at society like Romero did, then "The Clearing" will leave you wanting for more, that's for sure.

    Ultimately "The Clearing" fell into being a stereotypical zombie movie. It was watchable, for sure, but it just failed to stand out in the vast ocean of zombie movies exactly like it. As such, my rating of "The Clearing" lands on a very mediocre five out of ten stars.
    4rose21461

    Yawn

    What did I just waste a Saturday evening watching?
    3ferdmalenfant

    Poor writing

    A good looking cover to a long, very boring movie with a lot of stupid plots.
    1Valid_ID

    Lacks everything that makes a good movie

    Lacks originality, logic, it's repetitive, and the acting is absolutely terrible all around.

    If you've ever seen 10 minute of a zombie movie, imagine playing that in a loop, and you get this movie.

    Without giving anything away (there's nothing to give away!), here are a few inane points: zombies appear out of nowhere, in the middle of nowhere, where a father is camping with his daughter for a couple of days only. What are the odds?!

    Also, the zombies scream in pain when hit; aren't zombies supposed to be dead, and unfeeling?

    Year 2020 saw cheap, silly movies like this one popping up like mushrooms after the rain. I don't know if it's the fault of COVID-19, or the free streaming lowered the entertanment standards, but movies like this are worthless, and a total waste of time, and other resources such as bandwidth.

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    • Release date
      • June 4, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 屍控擴散
    • Filming locations
      • King Gillette Ranch, Malibu Creek State Park - Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, California, USA(Campground)
    • Production companies
      • Lexicon Entertainment
      • Core Vision Films
      • Room In The Sky Films
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      • $77,182
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
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      • 2.39:1

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