Extinction (2015)

Extinction: Directed by Miguel Ángel Vivas. With Matthew Fox, Jeffrey Donovan, Quinn McColgan, Clara Lago. And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth… until now.

“I was very pleasantly surprised by this film. Pretty much everyone is tired of the zombie genre by now but no one seems to be doing much to try and change up the formula.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEnter u0026quot;Extinctionu0026quot;, where the main story focus is on the relationship between the two main male leads. After a brief intro scene setting the zombie apocalypse stage, we are sent years into the future and the two men, though living next door to one another in their survivalist enclave, have nothing to do with each other. What has happened in the intervening time to drive them apart? Well, we learn that during the course of the movie, naturally, but it was nice to see that, although there are zombies in the movie, they arenu0026#39;t the focus of the story, merely the backdrop.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis type of movie works really well. The mystery surrounding the two menu0026#39;s falling out and the relationship with the little girl keep you guessing for a while. Of course, the u0026quot;twistu0026quot; isnu0026#39;t so wild or subtle that you donu0026#39;t guess it really early on, but it is nice, nonetheless.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe zombies, of course, though absent from much of the film, reappear at length, and we are treated to some nice moments of film making that put me in mind of older films. There is suspense and some nice moments of tension until they are finally revealed but there are a few too many jump scares.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUltimately, the human drama enhances what would otherwise be a boring zombie movie and makes it into a very decent film indeed. The two main actors involved, Matthew Fox and Jeffrey Donovan, handle their roles very well and give very good performances.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThat said, if you prefer your zombies slow and shambling, or your zombie flicks to be fast paced and violent, then this one may not be for you. On the other hand, if you want to try something a little bit different in the zombie apocalypse, then give it a go.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSUMMARY: More human drama than zombie-fest, though there are plenty of them towards the end. Well worthwhile if you want something more than u0026quot;Pew-pew-pew! Die Zombie Die!u0026quot; to watch.”