Seriously, stop calling this a zombie movie. The hint is in the title! As somebody who follows video games, I am lately quite a fan of the Day-Z standalone game that is being developed for PC and PS4. 'Mutants' is that one film that such gamers should watch (even though it's not a zombie movie).
The problem I find these days with low-budget apocalyptic horror is that not only does it often fail to learn from classic horrors that paved the way for modern cinema - while earning kudos for its own originality - it has too much on its plate for its budget to contend with. It's just not convincing enough, in aesthetic, story or acting ability.
Introducing 'Mutants', I can only point out that not only is it an original story all of its own, it has a location all of its own lending a superb setting, and it successfully refreshes all the thrills and chills of such classics as The Shining, Aliens, Evil Dead, 28 Days Later and more (without being a zombie movie).
A terrifying pandemic that turns its victims into raging flesh-eating mutants leaves two paramedics (Marcus and Sonia) and a SWAT officer on the run. When a showdown leaves only our paramedics alive, one of them injured and infected, it is up to Sonia to try to save Marcus, while protecting herself and her unborn baby.
The pretense being that there is an isolated military base that they must reach, they are forced to hide in an abandoned building, where Marcus slowly mutates and Sonia loses hope. But then there are possibly worse things out there than the mutants roaming the apocalyptic winter landscape.
'Mutants' takes its cue from many classics, but 'The Shining' is most definitely the one that really stands out to me. It doesn't try to be that way, it simply utilises those codes and conventions and succeeds in its mission as a result.
'Mutants' is claustrophobic, tense, bloody and filled with many edge of your seat moments. The same crew could also have made an awesome 'Left 4 Dead' movie. The special effects are quite grim.
My only issue regarding this movie is that the French didn't always translate too well to English. There were also a few letterbox mistakes, which were pretty amateur; something that doesn't reflect on the movie at all as a whole!
The problem I find these days with low-budget apocalyptic horror is that not only does it often fail to learn from classic horrors that paved the way for modern cinema - while earning kudos for its own originality - it has too much on its plate for its budget to contend with. It's just not convincing enough, in aesthetic, story or acting ability.
Introducing 'Mutants', I can only point out that not only is it an original story all of its own, it has a location all of its own lending a superb setting, and it successfully refreshes all the thrills and chills of such classics as The Shining, Aliens, Evil Dead, 28 Days Later and more (without being a zombie movie).
A terrifying pandemic that turns its victims into raging flesh-eating mutants leaves two paramedics (Marcus and Sonia) and a SWAT officer on the run. When a showdown leaves only our paramedics alive, one of them injured and infected, it is up to Sonia to try to save Marcus, while protecting herself and her unborn baby.
The pretense being that there is an isolated military base that they must reach, they are forced to hide in an abandoned building, where Marcus slowly mutates and Sonia loses hope. But then there are possibly worse things out there than the mutants roaming the apocalyptic winter landscape.
'Mutants' takes its cue from many classics, but 'The Shining' is most definitely the one that really stands out to me. It doesn't try to be that way, it simply utilises those codes and conventions and succeeds in its mission as a result.
'Mutants' is claustrophobic, tense, bloody and filled with many edge of your seat moments. The same crew could also have made an awesome 'Left 4 Dead' movie. The special effects are quite grim.
My only issue regarding this movie is that the French didn't always translate too well to English. There were also a few letterbox mistakes, which were pretty amateur; something that doesn't reflect on the movie at all as a whole!