This had been called dark and satirical, and those might indeed be the best terms to describe it. A group of college students find themselves fighting for survival after a zombie apocalypse has destroyed most of the world.
Apparently the zombies are created by a plague and we are given a very hazy explanation as to why the plague started in the first place. The characters are fleshed out pretty good and you do find yourself rooting for some of them
The gore effects are pretty standard CGI and the acting is good for the most part. Although I enjoyed the film there were several things that brought it down a bit. First off, the long set up to get to the actual zombie attacks and secondly when the survivors are trapped in a small gas station they don't even attempt to board up the windows or doors and it appears as if the zombies cannot get in.
I have never played a video game so I am not familiar with this at all, but I'll take the filmmakers word for it that they stuck close to the plot of the game. The ending is very odd as two survivors, being the least unlikely, walk down a railroad track talking about what they are going to do next and all seems well. I won't spoil it, but for some reason the filmmakers saw fit to put on a second ending, at least that is what I call it.
Not the worst, but not the best zombie film of late. It's an ok time waster.
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