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Fast Zombies with Guns
USA 2009
produced by Ken Svitak, Nick Green, Chris Malec, Keisha Malec, Abe J. Goldsmith (executive), Charles Ramsey (executive), Bennie Woodell (executive) for Jiang Hu Productions, Aim for the Head Productions
directed by Bennie Woodell
starring Leena Kurishingal, Tony Swansey, Will Cummings III, Dennis Doornbos, Ken Svitak, Elizabeth Tannehill, Kayla Malec, Nicole Frier, James Hauser, Charles Ramsey, Chad Meyer, Sofiya Smirnova, David Hamilton, Curt Mummer, Lorrie Ferguson, Scott Roberts, Rosie Chico, Bob Hauser, Ben Woodell, Sam Locke, Vita Gold, Debbie York, Bennie Woodell, Jessica Lynne Smith, Brian Leuth
written by Bennie Woodell, music by Andy Pruiski, special effects by Ken Svitak
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Gangster Varlo (Charles Ramsey) wants to get rid of a witness to his
wrongdoings (Chad Meyer) via a newly developed drug that will make his
death look natural - thing is, the drug doesn't, it turns the man into a
flesh-eating zombie, but what's worse, a zombie who can run and use guns.
Ignorant to all that fact, Varlo later returns to the man's house to fetch
some evidence - and is served his just desserts. Jake (Tony Swansey), a
hitman in Varlo's employ, and his air-headed girlfriend Laura (Leena
Kurishingal), pass through Varlo's village when their car breaks down ...
and suddenly they find themselves surrounded by fast zombies with guns.
Eventually, they find temporary shelter with Will (Will Cummings III), a
local who seems to at least have some sort of a plan how to get out of it
all, and who has collected quite a few people to tag along. In a big
shoot-out at the end though, everyone dies. Fast Zombies
with Guns - now this sounds like two things rolled into one: a) a
great premise for a film, b) a premise that will have lost its appeal
after about 10 minutes tops. Watching the film leads one to suspect that
director Bennie Woodell was aware of both these facts, so after having
exploited his premise for all that it's good, he throws some interesting
characters into the mix, creates a few subplots and tries to tell an
original story within the genre confines (not very successfully though).
Plus, Woodell really knows how to shoot shoot-outs in an engaging and
inventive way. And he has a good cast at hand, with especially Leena
Kurishingal, Will Cummings III and Charles Ramsey giving great
performances. All of this does not make a genre masterpiece, nor a film
that's as over-the-top as its title, but it's decent genre entertainment
done on an obviously very low budget, and sometimes this is all someone
like me asks for.
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