The Dead Inside (2013)

So much average

hyped garbage

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

I don't usually write reviews but I thought this film was a bit under-appreciated. I came across this film on Amazon prime after some late night flicking through the movies and thought I'd give it a go. If it had of been American I probably would not have thought it was so good as I think English people would enjoy this sort of film more being that it is set in a very English school and village which people from other countries may not think is very flashy but it is quiet real... Until the zombies obviously! The settings, such as in the homes and in the school are what English schools and homes actually look like, which I think makes the film feel more relate-able therefore more scary. The actors are all pretty good as well seeing as how (after a cheeky bit of googling) none of them have really been in much else - yet. So yeah good film well worth a watch.

...and though I am loath to beat an insensate corpse beyond recognition, even in defense of my life, every once in a while one of them floats by that makes me want to take my friendly neighborhood library video purchaser by the neck and shake them around and beg them to explain their rationale for acquiring such poor excuses for cinematic entertainment. "Infected" is such a floating corpse.Others here have already detailed its shortcomings, which are legion, and extolled its virtues, which are few, so I won't bore likewise. Suffice to say that the auteur creators of "Infected" have a long way to go before they garner any real attention. More power to them for having put together a film that almost belies its thin budget, I suppose, but there seems to have been little awareness of the need for a tight, compelling script and genuinely engaging actors. It ranks, at best, as an ambitious student project subject to the full authority of Sturgeon's Revelation.Do not be fooled by the fact that "Infected" actually managed to find distribution. That's too easy these days. Note as well that the DVD package sports no blurbs whatsoever. Not a good sign, given how easy they are to harvest from indiscriminate reviewers and marketing minions. I promise; even the hardest of hardcore zombie fans can safely skip this one and not miss a thing. I'm pretty sure the original title of "The Dead Inside" was changed when they realized how ironically apt it was in regard to the product it labeled.

If you enjoy the genre , this give this one a chance. I almost turned it off after the first 5 minutes but I decided to give a chance. And it got better. Yes it's a low budget little flick but I have seen much worse. No spoilers here but it plays out like a low budget version of 28 days (fast infected Zombies). For those want to be critics that live to trash everything they watch...get a life ! This is a watchable fun Zombie movie with a low budget and unknown cast that keeps the Z fans entertained until something better comes along. I gave it 5 out 10 stars because it had a storyline with a couple of likable characters and they tried to use their heads for a change. If you go in not expecting too much and long for the living dead infected hordes and TWD is gone for a couple months , then you might enjoy this one.

A previous reviewer mentioned about the quality of the movie, how mundane it was with dialogue was delivered with no conviction like he expected this to be a huge blockbuster Hollywood movie. Then went on to say that running zombies aspect is wasted on him, well it certainly was. Long gone are the slow creeping along zombie with arms out stretched saying "brains", those zombies were fine in their day but the new style of fast runners like in the 28 Days/Weeks movies are certainly welcome in my mind. When someone is freshly infected why not be as active as they were when they was not infected, it all depends on the damage they received surely? As for being boring this move was far from boring with plenty of action, fast infected people, shooting, blood, decent effects, acting is OK (one or 2 people were not that good) with most of the actors not been in much else they were better than expected. The story kept moving along with characters developing, new characters being introduced, events going on inside their temporary residence as well as outside. You can't compare this with Night of the Living Dead, it reminds me more of the 28 Days/Weeks series but with probably a 10th of the budget but was far from being 1 10th entertaining, in fact this could have been a spin off from that series.You can see the list of zombie movies I have seen and I can tell you there is a lot of movies with higher budget than this and have been complete trash, this is one of the best I have seen for a while. I think a lot of people won't get it, because its more gritty and realistic (As far as infected stories go) and not the Hollywood perfect crisp witty dialogue, with S L Jackson strutting around being a mo-fo popping caps in people butts or Mr Willis trying to be funny every other line and being the big hero. Its not that type of movie.Someone said the Zombies should look deceased, i guess where they live as soon as someone dies they are immediately grey with bits dropping off lol. Being supposedly set in London there are plenty of people to keep a fresh supply of infected around. Not quite sure why there is so much hatred towards this movie in the message boards either, I know someone involved with the movie commented how good it was which was to be expected and everyone seemed to pounce on them and unfairly totally slag the movie off like it was the worst movie ever made. Just check out Killing Spree or Bloodlust Zombies if you want to see a truly dreadful Zombie movies.This was close to 2 hours but felt half that length and kept me fully entertained and inspired me to write this to put my point of view across as I felt the other comments seemed more like comments from another movie. The one thing I was little disappointed with was the end but then again I guess it leave it open for a sequel...I hope :) By the way, I have nothing to do with this movie, I was not involved in making it, I am just a lover of Zombie movies and this one is one of the best in its genre. The DVD is very welcome on the shelf next to the 28 Days/Weeks, World War Z, Night/Dawn/Day/Return/Land/Survival/Diary ETC, ETC of the Living Dead, The Battery, Dead Snow, Outpost series, (REC)/Quarantine series, Dead Air, The Dead and many more including the Walking Dead TV series.It may not be the very best but its certainly way, way above the worst and definitely worth checking out.