Vincent N Roxxy (2016)

Vincent N Roxxy: Directed by Gary Michael Schultz. With Emile Hirsch, Zoë Kravitz, Emory Cohen, Zoey Deutch. A small town loner and a rebellious punk rocker unexpectedly fall in love as they are forced on the run and soon discover violence follows them everywhere.

“Ever since the release of the highly overrated u0026#39;28 Days Lateru0026#39;, thereu0026#39;s been a steady stream of low budget zombie movies being released; and Iu0026#39;ve been disappointed with most of them. The reason for this, mostly, is that the vast majority have too much humour about them, and although it is difficult to take a movie about the dead returning to life and feasting on the living seriously; things such as dancing zombies are, quite frankly, lame. It was a relief, then, that this film takes itself seriously; and the result is a gory, and loving tribute to the classic zombie films made by genre-icon George A. Romero. Itu0026#39;s Day of the Dead that is this filmu0026#39;s main focus, but tributes to the other films in the series shine through; as well as a few nods to other genre classics. The plot follows a zombie outbreak, which ends up in a prison after the sole survivor is arresting while trying to dispatch his friends who ended up catching the virus. The prison is maximum security, and this proves a big problem for the guards who become the hunted after their prisoners succumb to the deadly virus.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBefore seeing this film, I thought that the prison setting may hinder the movie; but actually, itu0026#39;s definitely an advantage. The closed setting allow the film to present a constantly foreboding atmosphere, as we know that the characters are trapped with the living dead; and it also means that the movie doesnu0026#39;t spoil itself by trying to be too clever. Gore is present by the bucket load, which is sure to please zombie fans; but the action itself is a bit of a turn off as it happens mostly in slow motion. The first half of the film sees the plot build, and while itu0026#39;s not exactly deep; Dead Men Walking sets itself up nicely, and in true Day of the Dead style; the climax is full on action and gore. Thereu0026#39;s a little too much intestine ripping (I didnu0026#39;t hear the words u0026quot;Choke on u0026#39;em!u0026quot;, though), but mostly the gut-munching is pleasing to the eye. Dead Men Walking looks and feels like itu0026#39;s been made for TV, which is a bit of a shame as either better production values, or a more low budget style would have served it better – but on the whole, Iu0026#39;d definitely take this film over most of the recent zombie flicks without a second thought.”