Review of Train to Busan (2016) by Grant G — 03 Apr 2017
Wow - what a wonderful surprise! Just when you think zombie films are dead, the Koreans give their take on it and make a helluva film. I'm not sure what it is, but I've seen so many fantastic films come out of Korea, so I really shouldn't have been too surprised.
Many of them seem to out-Shakespeare Shakespeare , with the level of tragedy they accomplish. Just heart-wrenching stuff, but then you have all of this excitement and action around it. This film had some novel and well-planned shots, and I really liked their zombies - more 28 Days later than Walking Dead type.
Well-developed story and characters gave the film the depth I need to get lost in it. The only sad thing is that the Americans will likely come along and do their own version of it, although they did alright with "Let the Right One In" and "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo", so we'll see.
Bravo!
This review of Train to Busan (2016) was written by Grant G on 03 Apr 2017.
Train to Busan has generally received very positive reviews.
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