The Returned

First of all, the poster shown here is pretty misleading. It makes me think of a cop thriller film. The film was not what I expected. I was hoping for some good zombie fun mixed with utter chaos. I did not get either. The film hardly had any zombies and focused so much on the romance and drama it made the film slightly boring. I did enjoy this film despite those facts. But I truly wanted more zombies and some chaos when people thought they couldn't get their doses. Instead you get the lovely story of the two main characters. If you put the lack of chaos and zombies aside, the film isn't all... read more

I will start by warning "zombie" movie fans by pointing out this movie is much more of a drama than a horror flick. So if you are looking for blood and guts; this isn't the place. That said; I thoroughly enjoyed this movie for braving out the thought of how people would cope and react to the situation. After a zombie breakout has been sustained; "returners" still are members of society (infected people that are treated in time to fight the virus). To do this; they must take doses of a drug daily to keep the virus dormant. This of course leads to the whole plot. The acting in this movie was... read more