Rear Window meets 28 Days Later, in German and only 1hr and 1minute long

theothermartintaylor-fac

Imagine Rear Window meets 28 Days Later, in German and only 1hr and 1minute long ... I know it sound surreal and I know it sounds like wouldn't work but it does. The most thoughtful Zombie movie I've seen. 

Our protagonist is everyman Michael, an everyday character you only find in European movies. The production is missing that mainstream glamor and is better for it: the actors don't look like actors with dirt rubbed in their clothes and on their faces, they look and behave like real people in extraordinary circumstances. They make stupid mistakes but they aren't in a rush to die. The story is similarly small in scope although you are aware of the bigger situation without being shown much more than broad landscapes. 

Beyond the realism the film explores love in a non-hokey way: new, established and broken relationships and what normal people will do for the people they love. Hollywood would screw it up so I hope it doesn't get re-made - just muscle through the subtitles and see it as it's just about perfect as it is.

score 8/10

theothermartintaylor-fac 9 June 2012

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw2625001/