To give you an overall idea of what the movie is like, I’ll put it this way: imagine a bunch of college kids with cameras  and an alcoholic professor with a British accent caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, making their way through the country roads, finding a safe spot to rest in.

I can honestly say this is one of my favorite zombie movies ever. I love the fact that the producer has ripped out a page from The Blair Witch Project scenario (figuratively speaking) and added to his own. By saying that I’m referring to the style in which the movie is shot – as if it was made with hand-held cameras.

Now, I don’t want to give you out any spoilers or anything, but here’s a hint: as the movie gets pass the 1 hour mark, it gets even better (or at least I think so)! They arrive to a huge mansion (or, as in the movie it was called, “fortress“) where really juicy parts start happening. Although, whats interesting is the fact that there’s barely any humor in the movie. Sure, it’s a zombie apocalypse and all of your loved ones are either dead or dying, but nearly all of the zombie/horror movies have a little bit of laughs in them (not referring to Zombieland or Shaun of the Dead). In a way it’s a serious movie and what Debra (the girl who sometimes speaks as the narrator) mentions during the movie makes you wonder (or at least got me). Lines such as:

“Are we worth saving? You tell me.”

“You see, in addition to trying to tell you the truth, I am hoping to scare you so that maybe you’ll wake up. Maybe you won’t make any of the same mistakes that we made.“,

“It’s funny. You spend so much time resenting your parents, separating yourself, building your own life. But as soon as the shit hits the fan, the only place you want to go is home.”

“What gets into our heads when we see something horrible? A horrible accident on the highway. Something keeps us from just driving on. Something holds us. But we don’t stop to help. We stop to look.”

Hey, a movie is just a movie, right? Either way, what Debra says in the movie… seems like the truth to me. Watch the movie, maybe you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Production & shooting

Romero announced the film in August 2006 after signing a deal to write and direct it. Filming began its four-week shoot in Toronto on October 19, 2006.

Despite the low production budget, somewhere around 2 million dollars, director George Romero made extensive use of computer-generated imagery, because it allowed him to shoot the film quickly and add the effects later. Also, the film’s style, as if shot with hand-held cameras, necessitated a shift from his usual method of working, which involves filming multiple camera angles and assembling scenes in the editing room.

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Midnight Madness on September 8, 2007. According to a poll taken by the Toronto Star, it was one of the most anticipated films at the Festival.

Cast

• Michelle Morgan as Debra Moynihan

• Joshua Close as Jason Creed

• Shawn Roberts as Tony Ravello

• Amy Ciupak Lalonde as Tracy Thurman

• Joe Dinicol as Eliot Stone

• Scott Wentworth as Andrew Maxwell

• Philip Riccio as Ridley Wilmott

• Chris Violette as Gordo Thorsen

• Tatiana Maslany as Mary Dexter