A zombie apocalypse happens when a sealed bombshelter is opened and a zombie virus is released. Its up to the residents of a mall to try and stop the approaching end of civilization.
Give director Jack Lai bonus points for trying to change things up and a lot to chew on, but at the same time there is a point where too much is not a good thing.There is historical commentary, and magic, and zombies, and ghosts and martial arts, and a bunch of other things. The film wants to be scary, and funny, and heart breaking. Lai is trying to juggle a lot of balls the trouble is there are too many and they end up crashing. The result is the tone never comes together and the narrative only works in fits and starts.
With the film more clever pieces rather than a unified whole we never connect. Yes I will wax poetic about the zombies or some the fights but I'll never speak glowingly of the whole because I only like the bits.
A disappointment with cool fights and monsters.
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