Zombie Night (2003) (V)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

Director:

David J. Francis

Writers:

Amber Lynn Francis (writer)
David J. Francis (writer)

Release Date:

8 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Pray For Day

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Siege | Zombie Violence | Plague | Death | Supernatural

Cast

Danny Ticknovich	...	Dave
Sandra Segovic	...	Shelley
Dwayne Moniz	...	Derek
Steve Curtis	...	Keith
Andrea Ramolo	...	Amber
Deanna Wales	...	Emily
Johnny Cole	...	Mark
David Franklyn-Ratchford	...	Warren
Amber Lynn Francis	...	Lesley
Lisa Franks	...	Abby
Jackie Brady	...	Agnes
Lanny	...	Guy in Shower
Tara	...	Woman in Shower
Alexiannia Pearson	...	Becca
Bessie Gian	...	Cheryl

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language, some sexuality and nudity.

Runtime:

USA:93 min (DVD version)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Primal Films Inc.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In the end credits, "Toronto" is misspelled as "Tornto."

Quotes:

Dave: [Directed towards God] If we were created in your image, are you this flawed?

Movie Connections:

Followed by Reel Zombies (2008)

One of the worst I've seen

First, I watch a lot of zombie flicks. At least one a week. My love for the genre includes all the B-horror indie stuff, made with a camera you got for Christmas, made with friends in school. But at least those kind of films know what they are.

Rarely do I feel the need to comment on a bad zombie movie, as there's so many out there it'd take up a lot of my time. But sometimes one comes along that just reeks of failure. Zombie Night is one of those.

I sought this out based on a review on ZMDB.org. The review said "good acting, plot, cared about the characters, check it out".. but holy crap, now I think it was all tongue-in-cheek. The acting is some of the worst I've seen. It's right up there with Zombie Nation and Rising Dead. The actors actually stammer their lines sometimes, as if it's difficult to speak. They're so poorly delivered I actually cringed a few times (when I wasn't laughing and rolling my eyes). The actors are like talking stone walls, until the script says "move," and then, they promptly become stone walls again.

The story is average, but execution is unenthusiastic and extremely bland. I pray this is the director's first film. You don't care about any of the characters (though you do want Derrek to make up his mind on staying or leaving), and just wait for the gory parts, of which there are few (though it is decent special effects for such a low-budget film). There's a couple topless scenes, but other than that, f***ing yawn.

Would've been 2/10 but I gave it an extra star for the decent bloodwork. I was glad when it was over. I wish I could wash this movie off of me.