Contains mild
spoilers.
Veteran (in so much he's done it twice before, with Outpost and it's sequel) zombie film director Steve Barker's The Rezort is
everything you'd want from a modern, action horror, sublimely crafted walking
dead experience. An original set-up, interesting main characters that shock:horror
actually show some signs of development; well-paced build up, well maintained tension, with the odd scare; and oodles and oodles of zombie mayhem,
carnage and death in both intimate and more grandiose scale. So where's the but
I hear you ask? Well, there was a moment a short way after the set-up and outbreak, suddenly watching a slick, contemporary highly
stylised zombie narrative turn into a rather generic and formulaic run, shoot,
ensign expendable dies, breathe, rinse, repeat trope, that I worried. It was a short
lived concern though, and having got the group from a to b to c the things were soon
back on point, for a second half, that while maybe doesn't quite live up to the
seeds initially sown, nevertheless delivers on its promise, as said, of a
well-crafted modern zombie experience. I've noted it didn't review that well; nor that badly, and this is perhaps it's only crime;
to be in a genre that's starting to stagnate due to excess.
Jessica De Gouw
(Arrow / NBC's Dracula) as shell shocked Melanie Gibbs heads a surprisingly
strong cast, of characters that for one reason or
another have turned to The Rezort for answers, some seven years after the
Chromosyndrome-A pandemic decimated mankind. With two billion dead, loved ones lost and society forever changed, some seek revenge, some seek escape and
some like Mel, supported by boyfriend Lewis (Martin McCann) seek closure and
catharsis by coming face to face, or more accurately gun to face, with those responsible.

Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Oh, yeah. Oooh, ahhh, that's how it always starts. Then later there's
running and um, screaming."

As stated, it's once out in the field the film openly declares itself a bit of a by the numbers, honest to goodness, zombie action one. Mel and the mixed bag of survivors, now under the assumed leadership of the conveniently placed ex-military sharp-shooter Archer (Dougray Scott), they begin their dash from camp to
fence to lookout post hoping to escape the island before the rest
of the world responds to the alarms and razes it to the ground.

A well-crafted, more than competently executed The Walking Dead zombie narrative that delivers exactly what it promises and I'm not sure what there is to complain about; it's one of those films one should know exactly what they're getting themselves into. Cinematically and musically the Ibiza island vibe is delightfully fresh and stylish, the zombie frolics when they get going deliver the tension, head-shots and bites when needed and the pacing is positive and fresh. Jessica, Martin and Dougray present strong individuals who interact and evolve naturally to the point I would be invested in the idea of a sequel (with those that might have survived.) A brilliant British zombie feature, with
few bells and whistles; but you know what, maybe what with all the zombie comedy satire of
late, a faultlessly fashioned back to basics survival thriller is, for us true zombie fans, bloody marvellous - 7/10.
Steven@WTD.
Hey there, I run a site called Holy Crap! It's Zombies! over here in the States. I linked to you a while back but havent checked in for a while. No more reviews?! Bummed. Are you planning on coming back?
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