Review of Mutants

Mutants (2009)
6/10
French Cannibalistic Mutants!
3 October 2020
This film essentially begins with an ambulance carrying a sick patient somewhere in France after an extremely deadly viral epidemic has swept through Europe and follows a couple by the name of "Sonia" (Hélène de Fougerolles) and "Marco" (Francis Renaud) who are trying to find sanctuary at a military base called Noah which is apparently some distance away. Sonia appears to have a background in medicine and along with Marco they are being escorted by a security guard named "Perez" (Marie-Sohna Condé). As fate would have it, they eventually run out of gas and upon stopping at an abandoned building Marco is attacked by an infected person. Although Perez manages to kill the infected person she also accidentally shoots Marco and some of his assailant's blood splatters into his wound in the process. Not long afterward Marco gradually changes into one of the monsters they sought to avoid. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this is not a zombie film-at least not in the technical sense as those infected with this virus do not die from it but rather change into vicious creatures after a few days' time. The overall effect, however, is essentially the same as these creatures are just as crazed and cannibalistic as any zombie ever imagined. Not only that, but they are extremely fast which adds to the suspense and overall excitement. Unfortunately, there are also a number of rather slow scenes added into the mix which, although intended to showcase the slow impact of the virus and bolster the romantic connection between Sonia and Marco, fails to a certain degree due to the lack of adequate character development. And it's this flaw, in my opinion, which prevents it from being a first-rate film for this particular sub-genre. Even so, while it may not be an outstanding film, it was certainly better than many of the low-budget projects of this type which have greatly increased in number in the last 10 years and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
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