ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE
2018 93 Mins. Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Marli Siu, Ben Wiggins, Mark Benton and Paul Kaye star. Written by Alan McDonald and Ryan McHenry Directed by John McPhail. Rated R for language, violence and gore.
When finally released last holiday season this movie sadly floundered . I traveled all around the state while it was in limited release to see it a few times but for some odd reason this lively, creative little gem just never found it's audience. Centering around a young woman named Anna and her friends as they wake up in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. The songs are fun with a few truly great ones. It's light hearted with great performances all around but especially from Malcolm Cumming as Josh and Ben Wiggins who has a ton of charisma.
Those expecting a lighter zombie flick are gonna be disappointed because it's quite nasty and there's a few gory zingers that are jaw dropping. Besides being funny and surprisingly scary the movie is also emotionally involving. It's hard not to feel for these wonderful characters because the development is truly impressive. I really wish this could have caught on and I really hope it becomes a bigger thing at some point. I would definitely line up to see it at some late shows around the holiday season. So if you haven't and not many have check out this whimsical, nasty little musical horror hybrid.
RATING= 8.75 killer santas out of ten
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