Falls short
I wanted to like this. The trailer got my attention, the civil war era with zombies seemed like a cool twist and I liked the look. Unfortunately the movie failed to deliver for me. I think another round of editing and some re-shooting and they could have a much better movie. Pacing is all over the place and the zombies have zero menace as well as poorly chosen costuming. The lead character did a great job and I look for more from him but he was unable to get the movie to rise above mediocre. I am not a fan of gore but I am a fan of monster movies, kind of a contradiction I suppose, so I didn't mind the lack of over the top gore that usually comes with a zombie flick. What I minded most was the pacing. I think the effort to bring this kind of story to the screen was worthwhile but the execution lacked. As is it falls squarely into B movie territory without the cheap thrills.
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