Die Alone

An enjoyable zombie horror drama that didn't entice me at first, but it has a fairly decent 59% rating (we all know how horror movies have it harder), so I gave it a shot and ended up satisfied. A young man suffers from amnesia in the middle of a zombie apocalypse and is looking for his girlfriend. It's pretty minimalistic, without many characters or zombies flashing by, but when the zombies do show up, it looks perfect. It has a The Last of Us vibe, there are some surprises, it's entertaining and suspenseful (though the gore is missing), so all in all a very enjoyable zombie one-off that shouldn't offend. 65% (10/28/2024)

A minimalist post-apocalyptic story is about love. Of course, it's about romantic love (in the true sense of the word), so it's clear how it will probably end. The interesting idea is firstly with the plant zombies, something I don’t think I’ve seen before, and then with the character of Ethan, who is trying to get his bearings over and over again due to his constant seizures and lapses into nothingness as his memory lapses get bigger and bigger; yet he tries relentlessly to find Emma, the friend he would lay down his life for. When he comes across an elderly woman, Mae (a great Carrie-Anne Moss), he tries to convince her to help him in his search. What awaits at the end is not what the viewer expects. Although the story is rather intimate, there is no shortage of suspense, a fight for life, gory set pieces and excellent zombies. While I am pleased, I would recommend the film to more of a minority audience. Those looking for constant action and hordes of hungry undead will be disappointed, because that's not really what this film is about. Once again, Canada did not disappoint me. (10/28/2024)

Plus points for the fact that they came up with a rather original idea, one that looks fresh in the stale zombie subgenre. Minus points for failing to adequately develop and sell it. In part, the film is very predictable and readable, and some bits of the denouement should perhaps be clear to any viewer long before the director lays his cards on the table. On the other hand, I guess few people can unravel it completely in all its nuances, which in the final analysis are actually very dark and twisted, and surprising to me. Unfortunately, due to the way it is presented the impact is very soft, almost inappropriately I would say. The zombies are visually awesome. (10/20/2024)