Fantasy horror action drama in which an army unit attempts to rescue a scientist from a city controlled by people who have been infected following a viral outbreak.
It is frequently crass and very derivative, but the filmmakers’ enthusiasm levels never flag. Nor, it goes without saying, does the bloodletting.
The fact that nothing matches is not the only thing indicative of how rubbish this is: with no particular feel for plot, performance or basic technical competence, it’s the Scottish Mussel of zombie movies.
Despite lashings of bright red gore and the obvious enthusiasm of its gibbering hordes, Redcon-1 is a hard slog. Nearly two hours of grunts vs zombies feels punitive.
Chee Keong Cheung brings a fanboyish glee to a gory post-apocalyptic rescue tale that flatlines after a promising premise.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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