Review of The Demented (2013) by Mad M — 07 Jul 2013

The plot of this movie is borderline generic, if not cliche. With the amount of zombie movies released in the past decade, many deserve merit for its creativity, originality, and superb screenplay. However, this movie lacks everything. In the first 10 minutes, I felt as though the script was the work of an adolescent hopped up on acid and unable to maintain a consistent thought process - it lacks conversational flow. The acting also does nothing to alleviate this issue. The actors are unable to project any sort of emotion other than a straight poker face. There are simply no sincere expressions of shock, fear, joy, or sadness. Sure, the tone of the voice may change, but if everything seen on screen does not appropriately accompany what we hear, why not better spend the time listening to an audiobook. I am not even going to get started with the CGI used in this movie. Yes, the CGI in the explosions of White House Down were quite mediocre, but understandably, explosions and flames are potentially difficult to generate if past experience is limited. But this movie... How hard can it be to make a dog drool?

However, I decided not to judge an entire movie after the first 10 minutes.

Finishing the movie was a bad mistake, as my initial reactions to the movie were only evidently confirmed over and over. However, the audio production that went into this movie is worth a small mention. Audio effects are used appropriately and is acceptable, that is if you don't think about how cliche the sounds are and how they sound like they were edited out of other movies.

One last comment, who opens a movie with hard rock music accompanied by a somewhat beautiful shot of a rural home?