Infected

Infected

Infected

The guy in the cowboy hat was awful. He yelled in scenes that didn't call for him to yell at all. He sounded like a man scolding his children not directing commands to other adults. I'm also not sure the point of the son at the end in that garage. That went on forever and nothing even happened. I was shocked that the refrigerator that he appeared to attack to open had no food but yet the freezer was working well and it was spotless, clean. Come on guys, low budget doesn't mean it should be crap.

The film opens up with Madsen narrating as to the cause of the infection: Deer, tics, birds, blood-borne pathogens, inevitable. Later we find out the infection is a mutant strain of Lyme's disease. We then get a quick scene that looks similar to the farmhouse attack in "Night of the Living Dead" followed by "12 hours earlier." The reason this film does that is because the build up is super slow. Louis Hartley (Michael Madsen) and Dr. Edward Dennehey (William Forsythe) are on vacation in cabins of the woods of Connecticut near East Lyme. They are there to bond with their sons... and get some hunting in. We get to meet wives, girlfriends, neighbors, some people in the woods, and the sick granny who bites the doctor (guess where this goes?) There are time consuming scenes of cooking venison steaks on an open flame and washing them down with the local Narragansett beer, topped off by drinking cognac from a screw top bottle (seriously?). The real action doesn't pick up until the film is half over. About 10 minutes from the end, the film is at a point I had wished it would have been 10 minutes from the beginning. This is not a zombie film per se. The infected people can talk, lie, and have periods of remission where they act normal. Severe symptoms vary from the time of infection. It doesn't take a head shot to kill the infected people as they are not undead. One would think a film with metal music, Madsen, and zombie like creatures would rate a full five stars, no questions asked. It moved way too slow and the characters weren't written that well. Parental Guide: F-bombs, near sex, nudity (Kristi Lynn, kickboxing black belt) Safety Note: When working with hot metal as a blacksmith, wear a shirt no matter how cool it looks on the big screen.

I can't believe all these actors agreed to make this movie. Everything is awful: acting, story, effects. Jokes are bad too. Story goes to nowhere. From the first ten minutes you can say how it will end. Director tried to attract our attention with the help of Michael Madsen(and it kinda worked). Oh, and one more thing: zombies look very sick, even for them. I hope people won't be able to watch this movie and damage their brains. P.S Comparing this movie with other recent low-budget movies, I can say that it's one of the worst horror film in years.

There have been a lot of hype over zombie movies the past few years. What with virus movies like 28 days/weeks later,i am legend,resident evil and other films coming about, we get a few stinkers. this doesn't even come close! this is the worst of the worst. The story doesn't really develop at all, yea we get to know about one or two of the characters but we don't really get to know enough to care whether or not they survive this. and in one of the scenes, we don't even know what the hell happens to one of the characters who has to "go pee" because he is anxious about having sex with a hooker! now i only saw this movie for 2 reasons. . . .one being william forsythe because i loved him in the devils rejects. the other is Christie romano. . .i watched her as a kid on the TV show "Even Stevens" and i was disappointed with her hollow acting. At least William delivered a good attempt in acting in this film.all in all. . if you see this movie in the store or anything. . .dont get it. . its a waste of money and space.

I liked this enough that I'll buy or rent it in the future for more viewing pleasure, so to speak. The score was a mix of things from orchestral to twang, and it lent to a tone of "cautious optimism" throughout. And for me that was one of the standout features of this flick, making it different from the standard-issue zombie movies of late. Others have said all the rest of the positive things I wanted to say, so I'll just add this: it's possible that some of the haters don't want as much fleshing-out as just plain flesh. Take a chance and see what you think.

Okay, we all know the drill by know: A desperate handful of people must do their best to survive and stay alive after a virus causes the bulk of the population to turn into ferocious flesh-eating ghouls. So far, so familiar. But fortunately director/co-writer Glenn Ciano proves to be competent enough to keep this picture on track: The snappy pace rarely falters once the zombies start attacking, the characters are drawn with some depth, the backwoods location is well used, there's a handy helping of graphic gore, and Ciano pulls out all the stirring stops in the lively and exciting last third. Moreover, Ciano warrants extra praise for concluding the story on a note of careful optimism that doesn't seem forced or too sappy. However, it's the seasoned and dynamic presence of two dependable old pros who give it their proverbial all that really makes this movie hum: Michael Madsen attacks his role as the rough'n'tumble Louis Hartley with his trademark growly gusto while William Forsythe likewise really sinks his teeth into his juicy part as macho two-fisted physician Dr. Edward Dennehey; the strong chemistry between these guys makes the friendship between the two characters utterly convincing and engaging in comparable measure. The other cast members are decent and acceptable, but it's the formidable duo of Madsen and Forsythe who elevate this film several additional notches above average and keep it enjoyable throughout. As an tasty bonus, buxom blonde babe Tracey Sheldon briefly bares her beautifully bountiful *. Ben DeLuca's crisp cinematography provides a bright polished look. Eric Masunaga's cool rocking score does the hard-pumping trick. No classic, but a good deal of energetic fun just the same.

"Infected" is the standard virus related zombie flick of modern horror. The film is directed by Glenn Ciano who also wrote the story and screenplay for the movie. It deals with a father and son on a weekend retreat with loved ones at the precipice of a viral outbreak that results in aggressive flesh eaters. It stars Michael Madsen, William Forsythe, Tom DeNucci, Christy Romano and Kristi Lynn. "Infected" is a standard outbreak-zombie story that manages to tell a pretty good, entertaining nightmare scenario despite the fact that it offers nothing new to the genre. The acting is acceptable, although some of the cast have the cred to warrant a much better performance than they gave to this film. The biggest and most exciting aspect of the film for me was the title sequence with hottie-Tom DeNucci given us total * fantasy in the tool shop. Man I could have watched two hours of him doing that! All that was missing was the cold water splash down after working up such a sweat. That sequence followed by the climax portion of the film where we return back to that swooning moment of the story really pleased me – a lot! (yeah I know-total perv here!) Anyway this doesn't negate the fact that the acting and story was pretty well written and directed by Ciano. The film did have very basic stripped down special effects which at times fail the film but for the most part they work just fine-quite frankly I am just thankful that the movie didn't rely totally on CGI! The character driven moments that are intended to build suspense and emotional investment for the viewer seems to fall flat at moments, coming across more as over-exaggerated. However for the most part the complete result of the films ability to hold my attention was executed. I never really found my thoughts wondering and I never became bored with the story. It is a really decent zombie outbreak film that also does nothing to detract from the genre that may seem over stuffed with the undead at the moment. I enjoyed the film, the action, the zombies, all in all the film is one of the better zombie flicks. I really liked the more stripped down, organic approach to horror that this film used to tell this story. Plus as I stated earlier that beginning sequence and end was hot! Wish there would have been more of that and of Tom DeNucci sexually exploited in the main portion of the movie but hey – it is horror not *.