The Returned (2013)
5/10
good try...but not a thriller...
28 February 2014
This movie definitely adds to the zombie genre with its new idea and concept, that the zombie outbreak is already under control and people can be prevented from turning by a daily injection of some kind of vaccination. It focuses more on the social issues and emotional burden the people being involved have to face. It is interesting and has some good points. Acting is very good, as well as the production quality.

BUT

Don't expect hundreds of zombies. Don't expect splatter, gore and new unique methods of zombie-killing. This should be clear from the beginning and it's not a point of critique. As I said it's interesting. However, the story does not quite get there all the way. As original as the idea is, the whole story itself is not. There is something missing which is hard to grasp.

To conclude:

Drama? Yes! Horror? Barely. Thriller? No!
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