Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) Reviews

I've been hearing that this is a zombie movie to check out. It's foreign which makes it several times more intriguing in my opinion. So I decided to go ahead and see what all the fuss is about. It isn't a big budget film, but it does do quite well with what it has. It is a bit cheesy at times although the intense action more than makes up for it. The acting here is actually not bad either. It goes back and forth with some comedy and drama which is actually quite interesting. This new breed of zombies is a bit odd, but it's definitely something different and original. It feels like several zombie films mashed up together with a Mad Max kind of feel via the vehicle used and I suppose the outfit designs. There are several interesting characters like the guy Barry first meets, Barry himself (who kind of looks like Billy Burke), the sister Brooke, and Benny (who is hilariously awkward). The concept was crazy, but so very enticing. I couldn't keep my eyes off this. The ending was pretty badass and intense.

Pros:
-A unique telling of the zombie mythology
-A good amount of interesting characters
-Some good gore and death scenes
-The girl is hot lol
-It has a nice balance of humor and drama

Cons:
-Wish it was longer
-Some of the writing could have been better

The only real problem I had with this was that it wasn't long enough and it ended! I hope to see more from the Roache-Turners and hopefully that includes more of the Wyrmwood story. If you love zombies and want to see them do something different then this is definitely one to see. I think even if you think they can't do anything more interesting with the genre then you should see this.