A different and fresh take on zombie horror movies. So different that up to a point, the zombie angle seems to be from a completely different movie and without any connection to what you're watching.
It is in fact an analysis of human nature, in the most current possible form. The terrifying content this time does not come from the classic trigger - the resurrected dead - nor from its cruel, bestial and thoughtless violence, but from the premeditated actions of the still human and aware characters.
Being at a point in life when social branding has not happened or become obvious just yet, but somewhat aware of the limited possibilities they'd have access to, the characters take advantage of the current opportunity of pseudo power and control in a small universe created and isolated by themselves, where they have no limit for their acts, imagination or physical manifestation of any perverse thought. Drunk on this control, they "forget" the limits of their real world, allowing for their two universes to overlap with more or less catastrophic effects, of which the most disturbing one is the corruption of the one character that represented the last hope in humanity ...
The film does not have particularly impressive direction or acting, although it is worth noting Shiloh Fernandez's very natural performance with his small nervous tics, but it's brought to life in a very naturally put together context and with a very well maintained genuine high school atmosphere. Deadgirl receives a big thumps up for an original and unexpected story.
Directed by: Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel
Screenplay: Trent Haaga
Featuring: Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan, Candice Accola, Eric Podnar
Rating: 8/10
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