cmovies-99674 PROS: This indie film took me by surprise. I quite enjoyed how detailed the plot was. It was simple but it was also stable. This set up a very nice movie. The whole Idea of people doing what they can to survive in a very basic game is quite cliché, but also very dynamic. What I most appreciated about this movie was the ending. Not often do you wind up watching a mediocre movie with a great ending, but this ending was very well thought out. It connected to the rest of the film while still being very open ended. It went together quite seamlessly. Another good part of the film was the acting. It was a large cast in an indie film, but that being said it still felt genuine which was nice.CONS: The one issue I had was the build up of tension. I talk about this a lot, because it is very important, but the build up of tension is what makes or brakes a film. This movie felt like it dragged a lot. Certain scenes were too long, and others were too short. This made the film unbalanced and it made it also feel very slow.www.chorror.com

Peter Hill This film had a great idea but it suffers from inexperienced and self-indulgent direction and clumsy production values. Its a shame because in some ways this film is quite subversive and had the potential to be a cult classic. The unconventional casting (a disabled leading man, a deaf couple as major characters) flies in the face of the standard rule of horror flicks that all of the cast must be hot college kids with toned abs and flawless skin. The lengthy introduction of the teenage girl's back-story, immediately followed by the un-expected twist, mocks (perhaps unintentionally) the 'self-help and self-empowerment' ethos of present-day culture, instead bluntly reminding us that despite all of our best efforts in controlling our own destiny, death and misfortune can still be brutally random and unjust. However any valid points that could have been made about life and society are soon hopelessly lost in the gore and mayhem which is overdone. The scene with the young pregnant woman was too horrific, was not necessary and should have been cut. And the gang of three men's seemingly instant transformation into giggling, smirking psychopaths was not convincing (although I couldn't help but enjoy seeing them get taken down). True, people in such extreme situations would react and behave unexpectedly but surely they would not turn into lip-smacking killers so rapidly. The callously selfish jogger in the yellow t-shirt was sadly more believable in how people would likely react. Somewhere in here is an idea for a good film. With less gore, better direction and better production values, it could have been the 'Clockwork Orange' of the 2010s. Instead, its merely a sadistic messy student film.

scrpiotai114 I've seen negative reviews from other users in regards to this movie, but I choose to disagree with them. I loved the storyline for this, it was overly interesting and I couldn't take my eyes off of the movie. I've grown up watching nothing but movies because I've had projectionists and cinema workers in my family since before I was born, so I started learning what makes a good movie and what doesn't. This certainly lead to the good side. Even though the acting wasn't top notch, that was made up with the storyline and the concept.What I liked the most about this film was that it took people from all walks of life and showing them that no matter who they are, life isn't always fair, this movie however showed it in a gruesome way. But if you look at it from the point of view of the race's hosts, it's nothing but a game to them and because it's not their species, they couldn't care. I also liked that it didn't have the soppy love angle that is in almost every movie because let's face it, things don't always happen that way. Especially when fighting for survival. This movie was so fun to watch and I loved how it showed how some people unfold in these kinds of situations!

ersinkdotcom Indie movie "The Human Race" has an impossible task ahead of it. How will audiences take it seriously when it so completely reminds them of bigger and better films? "The Hunger Games" already referred to as a young adult version of the superior gore fest "Battle Royale." Arnold Schwarzenegger even found himself sprinting for his life in "The Running Man."A group of people from different walks of life find themselves in a race to the death. After witnessing a blinding flash, they awaken in a strange obstacle course. Among the runners are two handicapped military veterans, a pregnant woman, a mother and daughter, and two school children. Voices in their heads tell them if they break any of the rules given to them, they will die. There can be only one winner, but what is the prize for reaching the finish line? And to what lengths will people go to make sure they win "The Human Race?"It would help if "The Human Race" added anything new to what we've already seen, but it doesn't. When the "contestants" veer off the path, their heads explode just like they did in low-budget 1990's sci-fi flick "Deadlock (aka Wedlock)." Director / Writer Paul Hough refuses to play it safe in terms of the victims he decides to dispose of. He also does his best to come up with new and more despicable ways for the racers to treat each other in an attempt to compensate for a lack of originality when it comes to the story.In the production notes for "The Human Race," Hough stated, "Unfortunately in life, death has no prejudice. It doesn't discriminate. It will go after both the good and the bad. The abled and the disabled. The young and the old. The faithful and the faithless. I wanted to create a world in which anything can happen to anyone at any time."He continued, "Further, it was important to me to have characters that one didn't pander to. That are flawed. That are actually a reflection of the society we live in - not just a wishful perception." I will say he did accomplish what he strived for as far as making each character an example of a certain section of humanity."The Human Race" is Unrated. I would give it an R-rating if I were a member of the MPAA. Lots of blood, violence, and disturbing images are the main factor for my decision. Another is a scene of attempted rape that many will find disturbing and quite intense.Everything about "The Human Race" will remind you of another better movie you saw. The attempt at a shocking ending just feels like a major letdown crafted by a fan who's watched way too much "The Twilight Zone" and "The Outer Limits." The only viewer who won't feel this way is one who somehow escaped ever seeing "The Hunger Games," "Battle Royale," "The Running Man," or "Deadlock (aka Wedlock)." If you've already witnessed these fine films, then just move along. There's nothing new to see here… unless you just want to witness CGI-enhanced exploding heads and other sequences of blood and gore.