This is finally the zombie flick as cautionary political tale, and as humanist parable. It's not the flesh-gouging zombie we have to worry about, the filmmakers suggest, but the soul-gouging zombie within.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Manohla Dargis
At once an old-fashioned freakout and an environmental cautionary tale (mess with Mother Nature and she'll mess with you right back), the film combines two genre standbys -- lethal contagion and the undead -- and gives them a wicked, contemporary spin.Read Full Review »
Boyle's ingenuity with the camera gives this fraught journey plenty of menace and pizazz.Read Full Review »
80
Village Voice: Michael Atkinson
On one hand a seat-o'-pants digital-video quickie designed for blunt trauma, and on the other a veritable index of classic genre-stuff, Boyle's film creates an acute sense of movie-viewing danger.Read Full Review »
80
The New York Times: Dana Stevens
Mr. Boyle has hardly lost his sly, provocative perversity or his ear for the rhythms of unchecked violence, but he does seem to be maturing. It's as if, in contemplating the annihilation of the human race, he has discovered his inner humanist.Read Full Review »
75
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
A tough, smart, ingenious movie that leads its characters into situations where everything depends on their (and our) understanding of human nature.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Solid performances, an intelligent script, and sure-handed direction. The result is a movie that kept me involved from start to finish.Read Full Review »
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