The Plague (2006) (V)

Director:

Hal Masonberg

Writers (WGA):

Hal Masonberg (written by) &
Teal Minton (written by)

Release Date:

24 October 2006 (France)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Ten years have passed since the world's children have fallen into a coma. Tonight they're waking up and all hell is breaking loose. An un-holy battle between the generations is being waged against all adults, and time is not on their side.

Plot Keywords:

Children | Coma | Prison | Ex Wife | Child Uses Gun

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 16

8:30 PM

TMC

Cast

James Van Der Beek	...	Tom Russell
Ivana Milicevic	...	Jean Raynor
Brad Hunt	...	Sam Raynor
Joshua Close	...	Kip (as Josh Close)
John P. Connolly	...	Sheriff Cal Stewart (as John Connolly)
Dee Wallace	...	Nora
Brittany Scobie	...	Claire
Bradley Sawatzky	...	deputy Nathan Burgandy
Jon Ted Wynne	...	Dr. Jenkins
Arne MacPherson	...	David
Gene Pyrz	...	Jim
Genevieve Pelletier	...	Nurse Daniels
Chad Panting	...	Eric Russell
David Stuart Evans	...	Intern (as David Evans)
Jan Skene	...	Nurse Hansen

Also Known As:

Clive Barker's The Plague (Australia) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Armada Pictures

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the four are standing at the bridge and the woman fires a final round into the "zombie" on the ground, there is clearly another person standing behind the couple by the truck when there shouldn't be anybody.

Movie Connections:

References The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Even if you do have the time, don't watch this. I need closure!

This is probably the first film in which I have found the directing to be the biggest problem with a film; the plot and script come a close second, with acting actually the biggest asset this film entails.

Come to mention it, the musical score is also appalling. I find this strange as I rarely ever notice the music in a film, unless of course it is fantastic. Which of course, makes me realise how far I was stretching to try to find something positive about this film.

Basically, I did decide (against my better judgement) to not only watch a film that went straight to DVD (or was it VHS?) and also received a voting as low as 4.6 on IMDb, because I was hoping for some kind of explanation as to why the entire population of youths were in a coma for ten years and all of a sudden decided to wake up simultaneously and reap havoc on the world. To my dismay - after one hour and twenty-eight minutes of this 'blockbuster' - I discovered that there would not be any explanation as the credits began to roll.

Why, oh why did not I not read some of the reviews already submitted on here? It's a simple horror film, but with no reasoning, poor directing and no conclusion. Watch 28 Days Later, Dawn of the Dead or something else.