Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End

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When a zombie pandemic begins to spread across the entire planet, Manel decides to hunker down inside a secluded house in rural Galicia with the sole companionship of a cat with a very nasty temper. For a while, he manages to fend for himself by making use of his sharp wits. However, as time goes by, he has to take greater and greater risks, venturing out into an exterior that has become a hostile wasteland infested with deadly creatures. (Sitges Film Festival)

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Filmmaniak 

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English A horror/zombie/post-apocalyptic survival flick in which the most striking (as well as rather insipid and dull) motifs are sadness for a deceased partner and taking care of a cat. The second, more action-oriented half makes a better impression than the slowly unfolding first half, which looks very cheap and relies quite a lot on literal explanation through television news reports. The main protagonist isn’t very impressive and the story is full of clichés. Fortunately, the zombie action – when it actually happens – is perfectly fine. ()

POMO 

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English A Spanish zombie flick with all of the requisite plot ingredients, but with a smaller portion of gore. And there could have also been more conflicts with the zombies. Apocalipsis Z is diverse in its locations, but the movements along the wooded west coast of Spain and on the water are the only things that give the film its own identity, other than the stylisation of the protagonist as a dirt bike rider in a neoprene suit, wielding a spear gun with a plastic handle. But don’t expect a parody. The slow and not very interesting start of the film would be appropriate for an Amazon Prime VOD production. To be memorable, it would need some screenwriting innovations involving the zombies, which inspire less fear than the Ukrainian bandits. [Sitges FF] ()

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EvilPhoEniX 

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English An average zombie post-apocalyptic drama that could have been better if it was half an hour shorter, with an R-rating, and if the main character wasn't a dumb lawyer, but maybe a soldier or a cop who didn't hold a gun like a pig bone – how little would be enough to be happy right? Unfortunately it drags on at times and the main character rather irritated me. Visually it's fine, the zombies are sped up, so at least the tension works and the clash with the Ukrainians was entertaining, but otherwise it's a weaker European take on World War Z. 55% ()

darkrobyk 

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English An average entry into the zombie horror genre, which has recently moved into cheap B-movies. This one was obviously a bit more expensive, but it doesn't bring anything new to the table in terms of story. It’s a character drama set at the beginning of the apocalypse, but it is slow to get going and it's only in the last quarter that we can talk about action and escalating tension. The biggest problem is Manel, who is really hard to identify with. An unlikeable moron who hasn't seen any zombie movies, so he runs right up to them at the first encounter and says he's going to take them down. If it weren't for a helpful crutch in the script, he would have been dispatched right at the start. He's trying very hard to help people, but he's leading death to them instead. The zombies have been running really fast lately (which is constantly beyond me), but here they are perhaps jet-powered. Naturally we don’t get to see any juicy gore, even the simple visual effects look very subtle. Why the Ukrainians are the bad guys somehow escapes me, but so be it, it's in the script. Anyone who has seen a movie or two will guess the ending fairly early on. Unfortunately, Spain hasn't been an automatic guarantee of quality for quite a while now, and that's true this time too; if it weren't for the action-packed finale, I'd it even lower. There’s no need for a sequel ()

Goldbeater 

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English A decent horror film that in the first half is almost a procedural drama about how (not) to prepare for a zombie apocalypse, and in the second half it shows decent genre action with functional suspense scenes, during which you will care about the characters and root for them. We've seen more engaging, inventive, and solid films within the zombie subgenre in the past, but this one is just okay, even if it doesn't bring anything new to the table. ()

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