What begins as a routine zombie film set in the Australian outback turns into a post-apocalyptic psycho thriller with the introduction of Charlie (Steven Jianai), a survivor who isn't all he seems. Joining married couple John (Scott Marcus) and Evie (Tegan Crowley) at their hideout, the initially affable Charlie gradually shows his true colours, forcing husband and wife to take extreme action.
Likeable characters: that's what this film is sorely lacking. No-one in Plague is worth a damn. Evie is a selfish cow who wants to jeopardise the safety of a whole group for the sake of her husband John, who turns out to be a snivelling wimp; and Charlie... well he's not supposed to be deserving of our sympathy. After an hour-and-a-half in the company of these wretched people, during which Evie is raped by Charlie, and John resorts to crying, I was close to tears myself.
The ending is possibly the worst part of this whole mess: Evie has been shot in the shoulder and is too weak to move. With the zombies fast approaching, John has no option but to leave his wife, giving her a gun to defend herself. As John walks down the road, he is shot in the leg by Evie, who has somehow managed to get to her feet. Was she pretending to be too exhausted to see if John would abandon her? While I can't blame her for shooting him (he's THAT irritating), it seems like a cruel trick to play. What was he supposed to do? Die by her side?
Having crippled her husband, Evie leaves him to be eaten by the zombies, and wanders down the road to be picked up by a passing helicopter. The end. What a crock!
Likeable characters: that's what this film is sorely lacking. No-one in Plague is worth a damn. Evie is a selfish cow who wants to jeopardise the safety of a whole group for the sake of her husband John, who turns out to be a snivelling wimp; and Charlie... well he's not supposed to be deserving of our sympathy. After an hour-and-a-half in the company of these wretched people, during which Evie is raped by Charlie, and John resorts to crying, I was close to tears myself.
The ending is possibly the worst part of this whole mess: Evie has been shot in the shoulder and is too weak to move. With the zombies fast approaching, John has no option but to leave his wife, giving her a gun to defend herself. As John walks down the road, he is shot in the leg by Evie, who has somehow managed to get to her feet. Was she pretending to be too exhausted to see if John would abandon her? While I can't blame her for shooting him (he's THAT irritating), it seems like a cruel trick to play. What was he supposed to do? Die by her side?
Having crippled her husband, Evie leaves him to be eaten by the zombies, and wanders down the road to be picked up by a passing helicopter. The end. What a crock!