Film Review – Unhuman

“Unhuman” is introduced as a “Blumhouse Afterschool Special,” and it’s important to keep that description in mind while watching the feature. It’s a zombie movie in some ways, but writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (who also directs) are trying to reach a different level of antagonism with the endeavor, amplifying the everyday horrors facing high school kids just trying to find themselves during a turbulent time of adolescence. The John Hughes-esque approach has potential, but the screenplay doesn’t develop its big ideas, with Melton and Dunstan struggling to find sincerity in a plot that’s mostly about grisly events happening to confused people. “Unhuman” starts off with some degree of mystery and storytelling energy, but the film eventually loses a level of playfulness, spending the last 45 minutes of the effort trying to make sense of the mess it’s created. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com