Autumn (I) (2009)

A horrible virus kills billions within minutes. The few survivors that are left have to deal with the shock of the apocalypse, and they have no idea that things are about to get much worse.

Director:

Steven Rumbelow

Writers:

David Moody (novel), Steven Rumbelow (screenplay),

Stars:

Dexter Fletcher, Dickon Tolson, Lana Kamenov

Cast

Credited cast:
Dexter Fletcher	...	Michael
Dickon Tolson	...	Carl
Lana Kamenov	...	Emma
Anton Brejak	...	Kyle
David Carradine	...	Philip
Tricia McMurtry	...	Kate
Jody Willis	...	Jeffries
Marisa Zaza	...	Jenny
André Bharti	...	Ralph
Leanne Dixon	...	Sandra
Jay Ould	...	Clown
Diane Salema	...	Philip's Mom
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rebecca Hinton	...	Carl's Wife
Chris Lambert	...	Mr. Jones
Autumn Hope Murree	...	Carl's Daughter

Storyline

Billions are dead and the few that are left start to realize they are not alone. Initially when the dead begin to rise, they are not very threatening. However, in a short period of time, the lurching bodies begin to get their most basic senses back and this makes them much more dangerous. When the dead become attracted to light and sound, the survivors have no option but to live in silent darkness.

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Plot Keywords:

apocalypse | virus | interactive | post apocalypse | infection | 

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Taglines:

Silence is your savior.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for gory disturbing images and language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Spotlight Pictures

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Autumn of the Living Dead

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Renegade Motion Picture Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Knocking at Your Door"
Written by Kevin Quain
Performed by Kevin Quain
Courtesy of Keven Quain

User Reviews

Not as bad as all that, but still bad

Sometimes I watch movies with David Carradine and think it's a shame that this will be part of his legacy. This is one of those films. Not that I was ever a huge Carradine fan, but it gives you an idea of how I feel about this film. I feel bad for an actor known for largely being in mediocre-at-best films because he was in it. And even then, not for very long. Also, while I'm thinking about it, I think it's great to more away from the traditional zombie story every now and then but can we please stop pretending like this whole "everyone has a virus except for a few people" thing is new and fresh? The end result is the same as any old zombie movie so knock it off.

What you essentially have here is the old small group of survivors who band together and dig in whilst under constant zombie attack. Well...not so much attack as constant zombie presence. I will give the movie props for one thing...I liked the way the zombies sort of evolve from just being corpses to rudimentary movement to being able to actually comprehend things. Of course, that doesn't excuse a plot line that has virtually everyone in the country dropping dead simultaneously. I'm not sure what disease model they were working off of, but that would have to be one hell of a virus. And I don't normally pick on technical aspects of movies, but the audio in this was terrible. Maybe it was just the copy I had, but everything that wasn't speech sounded loaded up with reverb. It was downright distracting and, let's face it, this movie didn't need any more strikes against it.

All said and done, you've seen this same type of film done better with less. It's not awful, it just fails to really do much of anything. All of the characters pretty much fail to make you concerned about their well-being and the story itself just sort of drags along without for almost 2 hours...much longer than it needs to be. I won't say you should avoid it...that's your call...but I'm certainly not going to endorse it.