Film Review – Here Alone

It’s a big, dark world out there, and screenwriter David Ebeltoft and director Rod Blackhurst are going to make viewers feel every last second of suffering and solitude. “Here Alone” has the unenviable task of coexisting in a world where “The Walking Dead” is the biggest show on television, bravely submitting yet another post-apocalyptic depiction of a world overrun with zombies and populated with anguished people making difficult, soul-flattening choices during their trials of survival. There are a few other movies the production pinches from, yet all this familiarity doesn’t translate to comfort, with “Here Alone” a slog to get through, content to reach a level of stillness which is supposed to translate into profundity, but it merely remains stillness. An action spectacle isn’t expected here, but Blackhurst’s allergic reaction to pace and dramatic discovery is often painful to sit through. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com