Darkest Day (2015)

Darkest Day: Directed by Dan Rickard. With Dan Rickard, Chris Wandell, Samantha Bolter, Richard Wilkinson. Dan wakes up on a beach with no memory. He discovers an empty city ravaged by a deadly virus. After befriending a small group of survivors it soon becomes clear the army is hunting him down, and the group is forced on a dangerous journey to escape.

“Oh a zombie apocalypse ! Just what the world needs – not . You can understand why theyu0026#39;re popular with low to no budget film makers because all it needs to take one is a small handful of extras , a quiet morning to film on some deserted streets and youu0026#39;ve got a movie , one that youu0026#39;ve probably seen a dozen times and were probably bored by the second , third or fourth time u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo whatu0026#39;s so different about this one ? you may ask and in reply all I can say is not much at all . If youu0026#39;ve seen Boyle and Garlandu0026#39;s 28 DAYS / WEEKS LATER thereu0026#39;s very little new here . In fact the story starts with a young man waking up on a beach and the entire early segment is structured exactly like the beginning of Boyleu0026#39;s film on a mis en scene level except itu0026#39;s set in Brighton instead of London . Even the music is similar to 28DL . The only time the film goes its own way is in an inferior manner where the uninfected do illogical things like have a house party ! I know Brighton has a reputation for hedonism but this is too much on a credibility level . It also copies the illogical plot turns of 28 DL where a wimpish middle class student is able to kill battle hardened squaddies with his bare hands . I know Britainu0026#39;s military reputation has plummeted after Iraq and Afghanistan but youu0026#39;d think a soldier would get the better of a student once in a while u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSearching on the internet I found out DARKEST DAY cost less than £1,000 to make , was shot over a long period of time . In other words itu0026#39;s a labour of love Unfortunately as an audience member I am under no obligation to love any film . It might have worked better if it had a bigger budget , a more developed screenplay and a better cast but you could say that about most films that arenu0026#39;t Hollywood blockbusters”