The camera work tries to be all impressive but comes across like that guy at a party who keeps telling jokes over everyone's conversations in the hopes someone will like him. The acting is okay considering how little they have to work with. If A happens then B should be the result is a premise that seems completely alien to the filmmakers. (Meteors, people without A- blood become poorly dressed extras, man looking for his sister.) Seriously the film has no common sense.
#WYRMWOOD ROAD OF THE DEAD CAST MOVIE#
I am making up a plot because the movie could barely be bothered to provide one for me. The premise of Wyrmwood (and no the name has nothing to do with the movie from all I can tell) is simply that a few extras from the latest Mad Max film ran off with a couple of vehicles while in costume and hired the backup zombies from a Michael Jackson’s Thriller revival stage show and made a movie. Now recently I have seen the nature gone wild/ killer dog genre completely flubbed by the narcoleptic The Pack and have just suffered through the even worse and more childish Wyrmwood. They used to be so good with movies like Wolf Creek or the more recent The Babadook. What is wrong with Australian horror films lately. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The script is at least appreciable because it tries to innovate in an exhausted genre but its cast doesn't do it many favors and in the end it's still a film that you will forget as soon as you finish it … Expand It's not a remarkable film, but it's practically basic entertainment. But I think this is where it lies what for some part of the audience can be good and for others something bad, because depending on your expectations this film will not be scary or funny but if you are willing to see it to appreciate its details you can enjoy it better. After all are zombies of what we're talking about here. I don't think it was quite that way but it seemed interesting to me that it manages to balance comedy with seriousness which prevents it from becoming a complete horror film but evidently its bases are more rooted to that element. I don't think it was quite that way but it seemed interesting to me that it manages to balance comedy with seriousness which prevents it from becoming a complete horror film but evidently its bases are I heard it was called Mad Max with Zombies and that intrigued me enough, I cannot deny it. I heard it was called Mad Max with Zombies and that intrigued me enough, I cannot deny it. Its new nifty touches will be appreciated and definitely welcomed to the genre. Putting its flaws aside, Wyrmwood is a fun endeavor for a tired concept. Part of the humor seems out of place as well, it hasn't reached a balance portion of tense moments and comedy relief. A bunch of plot devices and conveniences are set in awkward manner, for a simple example armors and weapons are too easy to come by. Some scenes aren't edited smoothly which makes the transition a bit crude and unfortunately showcases zombie extra moving randomly.
However, there are some sketchy productions. The plot benefits significantly from the script as it turns into much different narrative from the usual cliché that follows mindless zombie movies' rules. Wyrmwood creates several new gimmicks to the conventional zombie theme, these are excellent in producing novel development.
Acting is average, it may not impress marvelously and a couple of the characters do feel a bit forced, but they perform as their roles dictate. Bradey is attractive and bold, this is one of the cases of having a fitting actress that just looks the part. His ragtag newly found party gives him more flair. Gallagher as the male lead is broodingly angry at times. It has a rich cast, most of them despite being just supporting roles are quite memorable. Barry is a father and husband who finds himself stranded on forest after fleeing their home, meanwhile Brooke has to fend off zombie and also shady military personnel.
The story highlights mainly two siblings, Barry (Jay Gallagher) and Brooke (Bianca Bradey) as they struggle to deal with zombie apocalypse respectively. The budget doesn't seem too high and it does have some superficial plot twists, but the movie makes the best out of the clever script and its cast. Visually it uses a different grayish look, set in a more exotic rural Australia is a nice bonus. The budget doesn't seem too high and it does Wyrmwood produces new oddities as well as a few comedy reliefs to not be clumped into average zombies movies which has plagued the cinema recently. Wyrmwood produces new oddities as well as a few comedy reliefs to not be clumped into average zombies movies which has plagued the cinema recently.