Zombie Night (2013)

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

This movie begins with a man named "Patrick Jackson" (Anthony Michael Hall) driving his daughter "Tracie" (Rachel G. Fox) and her friend "Rachel" (Meg Rutenberg) on a busy road when they come upon a gruesome car accident which has resulted in at least one fatality and the usual traffic jam which typically accompanies such an event. Somewhat concerned about the possibility of arriving late to their destination Patrick tells Tracie to call her boyfriend "Perry" (Daniel Ross Owens) so that nobody will worry. However, when she finally manages to get him on the phone she discovers that something has happened and that everybody seems to be in a state of panic. Because of that, Patrick decides to get off of the main road and take an alternate route back home. Unfortunately, while driving past a local graveyard he accidentally hits a person who wandered right in his path. Upon getting out of the car to investigate they soon realize that they are surrounded by zombies and have to act quickly in order to save themselves. In any case, as the movie progresses they learn that the zombies were mysteriously activated by the dark of night and for some reason are alternately deactivated by the sunlight. So in order to survive all they need to do is avoid being killed until the next morning. Of course, for the characters involved that is easier said then done. Be that as it may, although I found this to be a rather basic zombie picture for the most part, the one problem I had with it was the lack of character development due in large part to all of the non-stop action. Yet in spite of the major flaw just mentioned, I don't believe this film was necessarily bad by any means and having said that I consider it to be a reasonable addition to any zombie enthusiast's collection. Because of that I feel comfortable recommending it to those who enjoy films of this type and I have rated it accordingly. Average.

With actors like Anthony Michael Hall and Darryl Hannah playing key parts, I would have thought this movie would have been much better. The acting is just okay, and part of that is due to a very weak, predictable story. It wasn't in the least bit scary or suspenseful. The behavior of the some of the living was far worse than the walking dead. The character, Officer Johnson, played by Rogelio Ramos, was quite confusing. It appeared towards the beginning of the movie that his character would be developing. Strangely, that didn't happen. So my question is, why bother? To fill-up time? I was in the middle of doing work on my laptop while this movie played in the background. If not, it would have been shut off after about 30 minutes. Why so long? Only because of the actors. I wanted to give them a chance. What a waste.

Warning : The following paragraph is sarcastic. The movie is very complicated.It makes us think and wonder in many ways: 1.The zombies suddenly rise out of the ground on one day.Where were they till now?Playing Poker or something?What the hell?Why did they come up? 2.A girl gets attacked by a zombie in the middle of a road.Where does she run off to for safety? - A cemetery. What the hell? 3.Usually horror movies make us want the people to survive and escape the horror. But this one. It actually makes us want the characters who are acting dead so that we don't want them to live anymore to make us suffer. 4.I was alone in the big theater(Here in India), and I still didn't get scared.It had comedy,adventure and all other crap but it missed the one thing it needed most-Horror. 5.In the movie it lasts for one night and when the sun comes up the zombies died. But what happens when it turn night again? Zombie Night 2 ? What the hell?The movie is a waste of time and energy and just sucks the joy out of your life. PS. Why did they have that old lady in the movie? She just made me wanna rip the screen off.

I would first like to say, that the comprehension skills of the individuals depicted in this movie rank right up there with a snail...in fact, a snail would probably catch on quicker. The main protagonist hits a man with his car, but when he gets out to check him, the injured guy attacks one of the girls in the car...she screams for 15 seconds or so, yet when the driver turns to look it's as though this is the first time he's seen her...is he deaf? The few cops that you see in the movie are so un-cop-like that they are more like parodies than actual police. You couldn't possibly be that stupid, and live as long as they have. Wooden acting by the 'stars' of this movie simply enhance the trite foolishness of the entire film...but the crowning jewel is still the staggeringly mindless inability of the people in the movie to comprehend any of the events going on around them. The events in this movie take place, I assume, sometime in this century and one would imagine that somebody in this film would have seen a zombie movie...they've been making them for 40+ years...after all how long would it take you to figure out what was going on?