When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth.
Why it started; where it started – NOT KNOWN. Whatever happened, however
it started, overnight, the world has become a living nightmare of surreal
proportions, with the planet’s population hit by an inexplicable,
unfathomable, and lethal plague – and the dead aren’t staying dead. Corpses
yearning for their next meal are now stalking the few remaining survivors,
driven by their insatiable hunger to feed upon the flesh of the living.
After a terrifying escape from her suburban Wisconsin home on the morning
after, Ana Clark (Sarah Polley) runs into a small group of the still-living,
including a stoic police officer, Kenneth (Ving Rhames); Michael, an unassuming
electronics salesman (Jake Weber); a street-round Andre (Mekhi Phifer) and his
pregnant wife. This ragtag group seeks refuge in a fortress of the late 20th
century – an abandoned, upscale suburban mall.
As the world outside grows more hellish, as the ever-increasing army of
decomposing zombies tirelessly strives to infiltrate the mall, the survivors
battle the undead, each other, and their own fears and suspicions. Sealed off
from the rest of what used to be the world, the mall’s inhabitants must learn
to co-exist with each other and use every available resource in their fight to
remain alive, and more importantly, human.
Critic Reviews:
- " It is ferocious and young and exciting. " –
Antonia Quirke
- " A memorable film for fans of the genre. " – Sergio
Benítez
- " One of the genre's best pure zombie-fest films featuring regular
folks against an army of the undead. " –
Jeffrey Lyles