Operation Ragnarök

What a failure! Worst sound mix in a long time, I got a headache from it. (Watched it on bluray.) The story wasn't much better either. They had an exciting premise but nothing good came out of it.

Take almost 7 years for make this movie and I give one star. Nothing exiting to watch here. My advise don't lost your time with this films .

Operation Ragnarok: A biological warfare virus is let loose onboard a Swedish submarine turning the crew into Zombiesque violent maniacs. The sub crashes into a dry dock and the virus spreads through a port town infecting the residents. Surviving humans try to take shelter but these zombies retain their intelligence and ability to use guns and other weapons. They shoot down a rescue helicopter. Meanwhile conspiracies are developing among the military to suppress the truth about the outbreak. Some good zombie horde scenes along with close quarter battles. Prejudice and racism divide the survivors but some cooperate. An OK Horror/conspiracy thriller, could have dome more with a bigger budget I reckon. Directed & Written by Fredrik Hiller. On Netflix. 6/10.

There is not a single thing that can redeem this movie. I saw direct to TV movies that are way more interesting than this. This is my first time writing a review for a movie only to warn people to stay away. The story is so stupid from the first scene until the last one. It is poorly written, the music was all over, there was no coherent message, they failed big time in establishing the setting (were they in a city? Why does it seems like there were only 50 people in total?), slo mos in parts which are not really not that dramatic, a character became so important to people without any good reason, and many more. This is not a so bad that it's good movie. This is just simply bad.

The premise of the film is interesting, although it doesn't stand to scrutiny if one looks for realism. Without spoiling that idea, it is difficult to review. Somehow, I felt it was telegraphed from the very beginning, as I was thinking "wouldn't it be interesting if that were the case". And it was!

Unfortunately, most of the film is about idiots running from other idiots, with scenes so low budget that they showed the zombie hordes attacking from the back or only the lower parts. That is jarring, especially considering the plethora of zombie films and series that somehow manage to cover makeup or CGI in their budget. The acting was decent, but the direction and editing left much to be desired. From the standpoint of watching pleasure, this film is awful.

Yet, in the end the story comes together and we realize what the film was supposedly about, in the context of today's Sweden and perhaps the world. Is it worth watching the film for this? I would have to say no. And it's sad, because I feel like I would have wanted to like the film and get into its message. It was just too bad.

Bottom line: the basic idea is intriguing and very apropos these days, but the execution was terrible. Even with good production values, though, that idea would have merely have covered an Outer Limits episode time interval, so I don't think the movie had any chance to begin with. Not recommended.