The Plague (2006) (V)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Hal Masonberg

Writers (WGA):

Hal Masonberg (written by) &
Teal Minton (written by)

Release Date:

24 October 2006 (France)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Ten years have passed since the world's children have fallen into a coma. Tonight they're waking up and all hell is breaking loose. An un-holy battle between the generations is being waged against all adults, and time is not on their side.

Plot Keywords:

Children | Coma | Prison | Ex Wife | Child Uses Gun

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 8	2:50 AM	TMC
Mon. Nov. 16	8:30 PM	TMC

Cast

James Van Der Beek	...	Tom Russell
Ivana Milicevic	...	Jean Raynor
Brad Hunt	...	Sam Raynor
Joshua Close	...	Kip (as Josh Close)
John P. Connolly	...	Sheriff Cal Stewart (as John Connolly)
Dee Wallace	...	Nora
Brittany Scobie	...	Claire
Bradley Sawatzky	...	deputy Nathan Burgandy
Jon Ted Wynne	...	Dr. Jenkins
Arne MacPherson	...	David
Gene Pyrz	...	Jim
Genevieve Pelletier	...	Nurse Daniels
Chad Panting	...	Eric Russell
David Stuart Evans	...	Intern (as David Evans)
Jan Skene	...	Nurse Hansen

Also Known As:

Clive Barker's The Plague (Australia) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Armada Pictures

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the four are standing at the bridge and the woman fires a final round into the "zombie" on the ground, there is clearly another person standing behind the couple by the truck when there shouldn't be anybody.

Movie Connections:

References Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Promising Idea, Disappointing Conclusion

All the worldwide children of less than nine years fall in coma at the same time. Ten years later, Tom Russel (James Van Der Beek) is released from prison after killing a man in a fight, and returns to his home town, more specifically to his older brother home, who has a son in coma. Tom intends to rebuild his life, but his ex-wife Jean Raynor (Ivana Milicevic) is hurt and does not want to see him. Along the night, all the children wake up in a violent mood, killing all the adults. A group of survivors, leaded by Tom and Jean, tries to escape to the safety of a base located 60 km outside the town.

"The Plague" has an original idea, with an unknown outbreak that affects only children making them catatonic. When they wake up, the story shifts to a eerie and gore zombie movie, full of clichés but still good. However, from the moment that Jean decides to return to the police station to get weapons on, in a totally stupid and senseless act, the story becomes ridiculous with a disappointing conclusion. In the end, "The Plague" is an average and creepy horror movie. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "A Praga" ("The Plague")