Review of Last of the Living (2009) by Justin B — 04 Mar 2011

Ash (Ashleigh Southam), Morgan (Morgan Williams) and Johnny (Robert Faith) are three friends who are also the main survivors of a zombie apocalypse that has ravished the world. They spend their time playing video games and watching movies while moving from house to house whenever they tire of the one they're occupying. They eventually stumble upon Stef (Emily Paddon-Brown), a beautiful scientist, that has the knowledge of making an anti-zombie vaccine which she intends to deliver to a place called Stewart Island.

I knew I was going to like Last of the Living from the beginning. It did have that 28 Days Later with the hint of Dawn of the Dead feel to it; with the barren streets and the flash scenes of the city falling apart before the infestation. A much funnier version of Shaun of the Dead. The only fallback was director Logan McMillan couldn't make up his mind on if the undead should be slow moving or 28 Days Later-like. I even caught a glimpse of a zombie saying "Brains", like in Return of the Living Dead. However, it added to the comedy of the film with a case of flatulence to boot. I do hope they make a sequel to Last of the Living. This is low budget cinema that actually works.