Viral (2016)

One of my all time favorites.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

This movie had potential, especially since it took place during the early stages of an infection that would affect many people.But the movie ultimately failed to cash in on its potential, and ended up being a mediocre movie that somehow felt like an attempt of mixing the zombie genre with elements from "The Strain".It should be mentioned that "Viral" does have good acting performances from a good cast. And the movie also has good special effects and CGI effects.But the movie was just suffering from being too generic and predictable. And the ending to the story was a slap to the face with a cold fish."Viral" offers nothing of any interest, and if you are a seasoned horror fan, like I am, then you are better off finding something else to watch because "Viral" is not all that interesting.

I quite enjoyed this film, I felt if I'd watched it at the age of sixteen I'd have loved it. As a story it's of course been done to death, but the delivery was pretty good, some nice rounded characters, with some great interplay, particularly between Emma and Stacey. The makers obviously felt no need for endless gore and violence, more subtly then terror. Trouble is we've all gotten used to hard hitting, no holds barred zombie films and serials, this would be a tad slow for many. It was watchable. 6/10

It seems to be that Viral brings very different opinions on IMDb. From reviewers that hated it to people that did like it. You can count me in the positive reviewers. It wasn't bad at all. Yes it is yet another pandemic movie about a virus in a form of a strange black worm that hosts your body. Those kind of movies have been done before but still it's enjoyable to watch. I would just added a bit more action to it to make it better. The acting wasn't bad considering there are a lot of teenagers in it, and that's rarely the occasion when it's this way. Okay they have a stupid behavior but that's like in real life, to me almost all adolescents act stupid and immature. So in conclusion I would say the story wasn't bad, the special effects were minor but okay, and the acting was certainly not terrible. Maybe not the best viral disease outbreak movie that has been done but still worth a watch.

spoilers or whatever So the pathogen in this movie was a worm that would burrow into you and change who you are, but the theme was primarily about personal isolation. The main character is just oh so painfully shy, which is being enabled by her older sister, who has dyed hair because she's a total free spirited rebel and has no problem doing whatever she wants. The opposite of our character, who is reserved, cautious and worried about what the results of things will end up being. Through the movie, people become more and more estranged from each other - The main character is a new girl in a new town. She tries to talk with her dad about his breakup(?) with their mom, but that isn't resolved before he also disappears. Her main friend is similar to her older sister, a very sassy and outspoken girl who starts the movie already infected. All of the outspoken characters are quickly infected, with the shy, sensitive ones left to deal with things. (This is reinforced with Evan's belligerent/drunk stepdad accusing him of being 'sensitive' and then in the next scene we see him, he's a zombie).These are all good things, except that the plot was clearly designed step by step first and the reactions from the characters stuffed into the script later. There are a lot of things happening that have to happen to move the plot forward, with no effort from the main characters. One of the best examples is that of the neighbor getting sick. Why/how? The contagion is only spread through blood transfer, so only people who are exposed to infected people coughing blood on them are in any risk. But Evan's stepdad and the neighbor's wife both somehow got infected without realizing it. This ended the movie for me, because the point of them getting infected A) showed how the military is responding to the threat (you can't trust them) and B) forced Evan back into the house with the two sisters, after just abandoning them at the party. The cell phones constantly send messages asking them to report infections, but then the cell phones and cable and land lines are all simultaneously disconnected. It adds to the isolation, but seems to be counter to the plan of the government. Are they trying to address the situation agressively (military, road block shoot outs, house invasions), or are they trying to keep it a secret? blah.