ShimmySnail Now here's a real movie. Believe it or not this movie actually has a better premise and story than almost any zombie film out there of any production value. It's not a horror film, per se, and if you are expecting to be scared like with 28 Days Later, you will be disappointed, but it is a very entertaining comedic drama about a post-zombie-apocalyptic Mexican bad-ass named Matool who is actually happier now that the dead are walking the Earth because bashing them with a combination of kung fu and a solid hammer is the first thing he was ever good at and enjoyed in this world. Matool is shanghaied by a gun toting stranger looking for bedroom fodder for his swinger wife and her freak show sister. Naturally, Matool is eager to please. However, when a trio of wounded soldiers who have been ambushed by a new strain of hyper fast zombie show up at the house, the husband begins to wonder if there are too many roosters in the chicken coop. Tensions rise, zombies attack, alliances shift, but perhaps the ultimate factor is one that the audience has not even considered.The acting is good, especially the main characters, Matool, Nathan, and Mandel. Matool is a likable protagonist, along the lines of a Quentin Tarantino type, perhaps. The tension isn't unbearable, but the unique plot has the audience genuinely interested in what the heck is going on and how it will turn out. The fight scenes are well choreographed and fun, and the dialog is sensible and well spoken. These are not your standard cut and paste horror movie lines. The editing and camera-work are good, and the soundtrack is well matched to the scenes. There are a few rough edges, it is a B movie after all, but not such as you'd expect, these people are actually professionals with no budget. Imagine "From Dusk Till Dawn" but with an original plot.

cmk4868 For a low budget film, this looks amazingly good. There is a script, some good gore effects, and a lot of evident hard work by the cast and crew. The acting is not terrible overall, and this film pays honorable tribute to the low budget zombie flick tradition.Problem comes from the cast and premise. If you must make a sort core zombie flick with frequent nudity, I would argue that having attractive actors in the naked roles is pretty much a requirement. It also would be a good idea to have your strongest actors take the most important roles. They may even teach that last point in real film schools...Instead, we get "Dexy" who not to belabor the point is not in the least attractive, resembling a younger Kathy Bates. If she was as good an actress as Ms Bates, all well and good, but she is really not talented. So to cast her in a key (arguably pivotal) role as the center of the action is unwise as she cannot bear the load of talent needed to transcend her blah appearance. There is too much residual disbelief involved for the audience to imagine a circle of desire and treachery with this uncharismatic and unappealing character as the center of it.The other liability is Kristin Hansen, who plays Sassy. She is such a poor actress that another main liability, the silly Siamese twin claymation face "Dotty", becomes even more tedious. The whole plot involving the soldier falling for Sassy is jaw-droppingly perverse, reminding me of that moment in "Night of the Zombies" when the commando puts on the tutu and pirouettes around the room into the hands of a mob of zombies. The difference is that the latter moment made me laugh because it was enjoyably dumb, while the current instance just made me roll my eyes in incredulity due to the crappy acting job of Ms Hansen.Anyway, these two mediocre actresses in key roles plus the Dotty subplot deflate the movie quite a bit. From the aspiring director in me, I wonder why the director didn't take the two cuter actresses appearing in bit roles and put them in the Dexy and Sassy role. The zombie girl is far more attractive, and the girl Matool rescues from the car is also cuter and can act substantially better than either Dexy or Hansen. So you want a cute woman for naked scenes, you have one, you want a better actress, check have one of those too. The casting of this film therefore makes even less sense objectively...Anyway, if you don't expect even adequate acting from horror movies, and don't mind seeing people who look like they are from the local Applebee's naked, you may be able to enjoy this movie more fully. Even if you are more quality minded, this is a decent viewing for zombie movie completists, as there are a few interesting ideas here and the director seems to have a lot of talent in every element of film production except casting.CMK

christopher-underwood Well, if ever a low budget movie ever fully achieved it's objective, this is it. At the same time feeding off every zombie film ever made this also manages to surprise and amaze. As well as astound, revolt and laugh lots. Just a wee bit let down by some flat acting here and there, this really should take nothing from this beautifully shot, excellently designed and very well SFX'd outing from a director we will here much more from. Not only does this film have some of the most squirmingly sticky/gory bits, some of the most head crunching violence but is happy to include erotic sex, social comment and never forget that whilst it's difficult to have an audience wincing and laughing at the same time, it's bloody great when it happens.

smiley-32 The Stink of Flesh.. Yes! I saw this on DVD last week.. I must admit.. for a film like this this.. It's a low budget movie.. in which Scott Phillips said in his audio commentary.. 'It was made for $3000..!' Well, not bad for a man who scripted the actioner 'Drive'.. I think with this film.. It was a good effort.. It comes to show that any filmmaker can make a film for a small amount of money.. I've seen it here in this country.. And I must admit, some films are pretty good. But some others.. well, they are rubbish..!The whole story of this movie was a bit confusing in some parts.. But if Scott has written up more action scenes.. it could've been more entertaining..Let alone of what I saw on the featurette.. Although, I sat through 100 mins of this.. It's not bad.. At least, it gave me some reference about low budget film-making.. But on the whole.. I'm rating this as a 5 out of 10..!