This really reminded me of "The Omega Man" as it is about a time when most of the world has been wiped out by a strange plague that has turned most of the population into creatures that cannot stand the light of day and huddle in dark buildings where they hope they will not be discovered.
A small band of surviving humans fight for survival in an abandoned jail as the hordes of these creatures assail them every night. Johnny Strong is Rourke, a man with a souped up Mad Max like car who teams up with the other survivors in an attempt to help them reach a cargo plane at the Dallas airport and then fly to the imagined freedom and safety of an island.
This movie really works on a lot of levels and there are some pretty intense scenes. The best I think was the one involving the attempted setting of explosives designed to kill off most of the creatures in one building. That scene really builds the tension.
Lance Henriksen is Frank, one of the leaders of the small group of humans, and he does a great job as usual in the role. It's always a pleasure to watch Lance in anything and his presence here just lifts the movie that much more.
The movie didn't do well at all and died a quiet death at the box office, but it is a film that horror fans should see. It's not better or worse than many others and I believe everyone would find at least one thing to like about the movie.
If you get a chance you might want to check it out.
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