Cargo (2017)

Cargo: Directed by Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke. With Simone Landers, Martin Freeman, Marlee Jane McPherson-Dobbins, Lily Anne McPherson-Dobbins. After an epidemic spreads all over Australia, a father searches for someone willing to protect his daughter.

“Iu0026#39;d heard very mixed things about Cargo, the one consistent thing said was that the film was sad.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMartin Freeman puts in arguably a career best performance in a zombie movie of all things! Telling the story of one mans quest to find a new home for his baby daughter before itu0026#39;s too late.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow Iu0026#39;m a zombie movie lover but when it comes to u0026quot;Alternativeu0026quot; zombie films I tend to be very disappointed in them. For example The Girl With All The Gifts (2016) and Maggie (2015) which were films I was really looking forward to but I felt let down by.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCargo comes under the same category yet despite some glaring flaws it manages to overcome, is a truly enjoyable movie and an emotional rollercoaster of a ride.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAn Australian Netflix movie it looks wonderful, goes for the realistic approach to a common (If overplayed) horror sub genre and tells a tour-de-force tale that Freeman knocks out of the park.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt has an odd number of flaws, head scratching moments and questionable pacing decisions that prevent it from truly being something special. But these things cannot take away from the fact that Cargo is a great film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Good:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eExcellent performance by Freemanu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLooks greatu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOriginal conceptu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Bad:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome frustrating writing decisionsu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThings I Learnt From This Movie:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;m not crying youu0026#39;re cryingu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen a movie makes me care about a kid, itu0026#39;s performed a miracle and deserves praise!”