d./w. Ryan J Fleming; p. Philip Scott; cast: Catherine
Delaloye, Greg Burridge, Muzzy Tahir, Sarah-Grace Neal, Sophie Jones, Michele
Reynolds, Jonathan Walker, Robert Evans
England’s most reviled county, titular location of so many awful
crime films, is finally redeemed with this impressive micro-budget zombie epic that
has moments of genuine brilliance. After a sudden zombie apocalypse, a handful
of survivors set off for the coast, gradually losing members along the way. The
boilerplate plot is leavened by fine characterisation, especially Burridge as
the squaddie leading the group; both script and actor make him a believable
soldier rather than a gung-ho actor playing dress-up. Locations, characters and
dialogue are all distinctively local without falling into parody, and local
support is evident in terrific scenes featuring dozens of abandoned vehicles
and hundreds of zombie extras. With some enjoyably gory deaths, numerous moments
of both humour and pathos, and a cameo by Russell Brand (sadly not eaten by the
undead). The actual film runs 100 minutes but sit through the 16-minute credits
for funny out-takes and great jokes in the text crawl. Mostly shot in 2012/13, four
years of pick-ups and post pushed the release back to 2018.
I am a cast member in this film too
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