The movie reviewed here is definitely NOT for children, and probably not for most other people either. Made in New Zealand.
- GENRE: Zombie “Comedy”/Horror
- ACTORS: Morgan Williams, Ashleigh Southam, Robert Faith, Emily Paddon-Brown, Mark Hadlow
- RATING: UK-151
- PARENTAL NOTE: Not intended for children. Bad language. Violence. Zombie killings galore.
- INTENDED AUDIENCE: This movie is intended for fans of the genre, and may not be appreciated by others.2
- GENERAL PLOT: (No spoilers) Three certifiable knuckleheads and a scientist chick they pick up in a zombie infested church are racing against the clock (and a bad zombie bite) to save the world.
- REVIEW: Calling this film a “B” Movie would be giving it the benefit of the doubt by a letter grade or two. Generally zombie movies try to be scary, with a bit of humor; or funny, with a bit of zombie mayhem. This movie isn’t really that scary. Neither is it very funny. The zombie style isn’t consistent either. Some of them look like regular humans, but for a bit of eye makeup. Another zombie looks like he’s wearing a rotten pig head mask. Some zombies are fast, some are slow. Some are good with objects; others are grunting piles of flesh. But after a bit of reflection, I realize maybe my problem is that I don’t appreciate good old fashioned New Zealand zombie comedy/horror when I see it. In fact, I can see a bit of the same style of humor as in another New Zealand zombie movie–Black Sheep (2006) UR. In summary, I’ll admit I’ve seen a lot, lot worse zombie movies. Last of the Living is watchable–for fans of the genre–in all categories: acting, plot3, production values, etc.
- RECOMMENDATION:4 This is a zombie “comedy”/horror movie. Many people will be highly offended by every movie in this genre because of the graphic violence, gore, language and other questionable elements. However, if you are a fan of this genre–I give Last of the Living a lukewarm recommendation.
- RATING (out of 5 stars):
FOOTNOTES:
- Apparently equivalent to about PG-13, or a mild R, but the movie is official “NR” in the USA ↩
- As noted elsewhere in this review, this particular film may not be enjoyed by fans of the genre either. ↩
- Such as it is. As always, a “plot” is optional in the traditional zombie genre ↩
- If you wonder why zombie themes and horror films have space on a Christian website like K_Line Christian Online, please see my blog post on point ↩
