Quartile rating: 5/10 · 1 rating
When a small Colorado town is overrun by the flesh hungry dead, a small group of survivors try to escape in a last ditch effort to stay alive.
This straight-to-video remake/reimagining of Romero's classic is largely a forgettable zombie action film that discards the social commentary of the original in favor of generic chaos. The plot is derivative and formulaic, hitting every expected zombie-outbreak beat without surprise or depth. Acting is serviceable at best, with even name cast members like Mena Suvari and Ving Rhames delivering uninspired performances. The cinematography is flat and unremarkable, typical of low-budget DTV productions of the era. Novelty is very low — it borrows the Romero title for marketing purposes but offers nothing distinctive, recycling tropes from 28 Days Later and its own source material without adding anything new. The ending is rushed and unsatisfying, closing out a film that never built enough tension to warrant a meaningful payoff.