Review of Maggie (2015) by Themadcow — 18 Aug 2015

Touching, bleak, thoughtful... makes 'The Road' look like National Lampoons Apocalypse Vacation by comparison. Good performances all round, and best original take on the Zombie genre for a long time.

This review of Maggie (2015) was written by Themadcow on 18 Aug 2015.

Maggie has generally received mixed reviews.

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The film is precise, thoughtful, intelligent and heartfelt. In applying a new lens to a familiar genre, it feels bracingly different…

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By Hilal Y (1) on 29 Jan 2018

I loved it,!!!! and cried so much. it was so dramatic, emotional and also thought-provoking…

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By Iain B (374) on 11 Mar 2017

With just a little more effort this could have been a really good thriller, rather than a fairly pointless zombie movie. Shame…

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By Carlos M (2,069) on 19 Dec 2016

The premise is a tad too familiar and nothing that hasn't been shown before in The Walking Dead or George Romero's movies, but Hobson makes…

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By F B (850) on 08 Feb 2017

An ok film and straightforward for me to follow. Not one I would want to watch again…

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By Jluis_001 (2,242) on 06 Sep 2017

It surprises me more by what Arnold Schwarzenegger achieves as an actor than by overall story, nevertheless it is an interesting addition to…

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By Jake A (1,026) on 14 Feb 2017

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