Review: Exit Humanity
By William Pattison, aka Eric Morse
For Horror Bob's Blog
For my review this time I have a historical zombie movie,
John Geddes’ Exit Humanity.
This film tells the story of Edward Young, a man who
survived the bloodshed of the Civil War and must now live in a world infected
by a zombie plague. After his family is bitten and he has to put them down
Edward goes on a quest to free his son’s ashes at a waterfall he and his son
had planned to visit. While on the way to the falls he meets Isaac, another
survivor. Isaac gets Edward involved in a plan to save his sister Emma from a
cult anarchist named General Williams. Williams has captured Emma because was
bit by a zombie and didn’t change. Williams thinks that if he can find the
secret to curing the zombie plague he can use it to take control of the
country. Now it is up to Edward and Isaac to stop General Williams’ plans.
Exit Humanity is different from other zombie films in that
the zombie plague, though part of the story is secondary to the human story
playing out. But, zombie lovers don’t have to fear because there are many
excellent zombies scenes throughout the film Mark Gibson gives a stunning
performance as Edward Young. You see throughout the film Edward’s journey from
near madness to a return to his humanity. Bill Mosely gives a rarely soft
spoken and low key performance as General Williams. Also, veteran actress Dee
Wallace comes in and does a low key, but memorable performance as the healer,
Eve.
The one thing I absolutely loved about this film is its
style. In several scenes Geddes would switch from live action shots to classic
animation shots, giving the film the feel of being a graphic novel. The film is
also narrated by veteran actor Brian Cox, who plays the voice if Edward’s son
in the future who is telling the story. All in all if you are a fan of zombie
film or just a fan of a good, well written, horror film you will love Exit Humanity.
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