I will not assign a point system to this film because I'll just give it a thumb's up for trying. Heroic in its way and offering a lesson which Hollywood and its ilk could stand to learn something basic from: it doesn't take kazillions of bucks to make an OK film (which, at best, most studios films are).
Not that this film is great or even good. But it is OK. And I'll tell you why in a bit.
What do you get when a group of physicist students pool their creativity and pennies together to make a zombie movie? You get a film called
Decay.
The object lesson of this movie is that it was made for under $3500! The editing is decent, with really clean-looking, well lit footage and some sweet establishing shots. Add to this an often claustrophobic feel without resorting to murky shadows or a creepy soundtrack (The soundtrack, btw, is something that any old school "shoegazer" ex-punk would love. I did.). And I'd say these folks know how to make a zombie genre film without the glaring silliness of many B films. The film
is generic and shares the same genetic code* of most zombie flicks and the acting is definitely not great but I never groaned out loud at any ham-fisted gaffs; these are creative physics students owning their low-culture, zombie gore roots and this was obviously a labor of love.
You could do much worse if you're in the mood for some zombie love.
* The soundtrack owed much to
28 Days Later, for example.
http://cadaverousjake.blogspot.com/2012/12/decay-2012-review_12.html
