Containment (I) (2015) User Reviews

Containment Break

[view_and_review · 5/10 · 24 May 2016]

From the title and the movie jacket there is no mystery as to what "Containment" is about. There has been an outbreak of a mysterious virus and the British government wishes to contain it before it spreads too far. I've seen enough of these types of movies and a few of them have been done really well. I expected this movie to be along the lines of "Contagion", "REC" and others like them.

"Containment" started off really hot. Right away the main character finds himself locked into his own flat. From that point on it is a matter of finding out why. He is joined by other neighbors and one of them is just a powder keg ready to blow. It was at the time of the neighbors joining one another that the movie began to sour for me.

I get that you need drama in movies for them to be exciting and worthwhile and a lot of times the drama comes from the characters themselves, but these characters were just plain unlikable. I get that stressful situations brings about certain behavior, but is it too much for people (neighbors no less) to be in accord just once? Because they were quarantined together I had to put up with this maddening motley crew for the entire movie. The focus was very local, as in you knew nothing more than what was going on at the apartment building under quarantine so all decisions being made were with the information available to the imprisoned. The containment situation went from bad to worse as level-headedness gave way to hysteria.

Very derivative low budget government and contagion paranoia

[siderite · 5/10 · 16 December 2015]

The problem with the film is that it has been done before, and much better. I am a fan of contagion themes - real ones, not zombies or some other crap like that - but I found this boring as hell. People talk a lot, overreact, reach stupid conclusions and then just fail right before implementing a good idea.

The only thing they got right is how incompetent "the authorities" would be in a case like that, but even that has been done to death, especially in British productions.

Bottom line: you know this film has failed when I suddenly found myself hoping the infected would act like zombies.

A simple but tense SF. However, it managed to captivate me.

[peterp-450-298716 · 5/10 · 2 April 2016]

"Are you an artist? No.Yes. It's debatable."

In "Tower Block" a group of residents were gradually slaughtered by a sniper and although they didn't really knew each other, they started relying on each other to save themselves from that situation. In "The Divide" it was about survivors of a nuclear attack locked in a cellar ending up in a chaotic struggle for survival. In the low-budget film "Containment", residents of several apartment buildings suddenly realize that their apartment is sealed off, there's no electricity or water and phones are dead. Meanwhile, a sort of field hospital is being set up between the buildings and several figures in orange safety suits escort people to it. Initially, there's the notification that a gas leak is the cause of all this trouble. But as a group of residents witness plain executions of fleeing victims, they realize that there's something more going on.

A group consisting of Mark (Lee Ross), a not so successful artist with a failed marriage, the young couple Sally (Louise Brealey) and Aiden (William Postlethwaite), the aggressive Sergei (Andrew Leung) and his younger brother Nicu (Gabriel Senior) and a somewhat senile older woman called Enid (Sheila Reid), attempt to find a way out. After some thin cardboard-like walls were being demolished (especially by the energetic Sergei), these colorful individuals were able to form a group. A group of individuals who have no idea what's actually going on and who are also total strangers to one another. Soon they start to panic, despite there are messages broad-casted on the intercom that they all should remain calm. The images of hysterical neighbors who try to bash in their window and the aggressive removal of an entire family, clearly don't help with that. As a viewer you start asking yourself what the hell is going on. Is it something military? Or just another epidemic with a deadly virus in the leading role?

And to be honest, this was the most successful part of this indie film. The way the viewer is kept in the dark and information about the entire situation is offered in dribs and drabs. Granted, the whole thing isn't very original and sometimes really looks cheap. No breathtaking action scenes or hallucinatory special effects. The acting wasn't very impressive either. Only Leung was able to convince me, and acted at times really grandiose. And especially Sheila Reid stood out with her demure and brilliant acting. And occasionally the humor was rather enjoyable.

Despite the simple storyline and the typical features that come with this kind of film, Lemon succeeded to distance himself from the most obvious outcome. It's not just another film about a virus outbreak that turns innocent people into bloodthirsty zombies. The oppressive atmosphere maintained in this short film (also a plus). However, again those typical characters appeared as usual. The most positive side about this movie was the bigger picture behind this seemingly simplistic story. A story without a clear answer and open to conjecture. Not exactly a feature I'm a fan of, but here it didn't bother me that much. What did bother me were some practical issues. First of all, I admire the team that managed to seal all those windows and doors in the buildings in such a short time. That must have been a hell of a job. And furthermore I was dumbfounded that no one came up with the idea to throw something heavy through the windows. It don't think this organization succeeded in replacing all that glass by shock resistant material.

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Very uneventful and unfinished thriller

[jackmeat · 20 October 2015]

My quick rating 4,3/10. When Shocktober is here, I like some horror, sci fi is good with the horror mix, thriller works as well and this movie had all that....OK it had that in the billing. Truth be told, this movie has zero horror elements and even the sci fi element is a stretch. All that is left is a thriller, and not a very good one. A poorly acted group gets stuck (by glue) into an apartment with no reason/warning. No food, water, phone etc. just a straight up quarantine. The movie explores how people would react to this situation. Well, that is your movie, no rhyme or reason, no actual tension and no acting that can hold the story. Even 76 minutes seemed to long as evident in the drawn out scenes that another person described as "making the movie longer" or I would call "filler" There was no real story, more so just an idea. This was evident in how it ended. Too bad, with more to it and better acting, they may have had something.

That's some toughened glass......

[FlashCallahan · 5/10 · 19 May 2016]

Mark wakes up hungover and surrounded by empty alcohol bottles. He's running late getting for a court appearance with his ex-wife over custody of their son.

He's likely to be even later, when he finds the door to his flat glued shut and out of the window of his tower block, he sees figures in Haz-Mat suits helping people into the back of vans and hosing down buildings with jet sprays.

A glance across to a neighbouring block he spots a man hammering against a window and calling for help and appearing to be in the same situation as himself.

Alarmed by the situation, he teams up with several other residents in the block in an effort to find out what's going on and to see if they can escape.......

It's a sound concept, waking up in a tower block to find that you are sealed in with no explanation, and having no contact with the outside world. And for the first act and a half, it's quite a tense set-up, a group if strangers not knowing what the situation is and having no other information than an automated voice telling you to remain calm.

But then just over halfway through the film (and it's a very short film), it just loses its way, and goes for a great escape type film, rather than evolving the infection they may or may not have.

For a very low budget British horror, there are far more worse out there, and it's always a pleasure to see Lee Ross headlining a film, rather than playing a silly character in a comedy sketch show.

So the first 30 minutes are pretty tense and have a wonderfully unsettling build up, but it just falters after that, and wastes any good intentions it may have had.

Too many plot errors

[adriansmith245 · 2/10 · 1 January 2016]

I watched this movie because it was classified partly as science fiction. The science fiction content was almost zero.

The plot holes

• the authorities sealed up all the windows... how ? There would be no window washing equipment on old buildings like that

• the artist had a sculpture that could fit in place and stop people entering the building... what are the chances of that, besides fire regulations have buildings with doors that open outwards, so that people can get out more easily

• people were trying to open windows, and someone had a hammer, why didn't anyone break a window ?

I could add plenty of others.

Its a poor movie with a very weak plot that has many holes

Warning: Containment, contains nothing worth containing

[Gavin_V · 3/10 · 18 January 2016]

This is one of those movies where the trailer was more entertaining than the movie. The acting wasn't all that bad. The budget for the suits was non-existent. Great premise that just fizzled out as it dragged itself towards the credits that were the highlight of the movie as you knew it was FINALLY OVER.

It started off OK, building up the suspense. I was just a bit amazed that the producers opted for gluing the doors shut ? In reality it would've taken a tonne of glue a lot manpower and tonne of patience to get that right. But I digress, I enjoyed the first half of the film, but then it seemed to stop moving and felt like it was spinning its wheels. Then I realized that there weren't any monsters or aliens, just sick people being treated in a manner that is absurd. Just look how the Ebola virus was handled last year as a case in point.

Anyway - the only movie I can compare this too, is the crazies, but that was WAY BETTER.

There are only 2 types of movies I submit reviews of, those that are THAT bad, or THAT good. I'm sure from the above (and the rating, you can guess which kind of movie this is).

Penned In

[scythertitus · 7/10 · 18 February 2016]

Small budget British film about a group of people trying to figure out why they are locked up in their flat. The answer to this will be painfully obvious from the outset and the film will unravel just as you will expect. However that doesn't mean it is terrible by any stretch of the imagination. In fact it is a pretty solid 'survivor group' film with all the regular character types you would expect from such, so if you are a fan of these types of films then you will definitely find something to enjoy.

For anyone else there will most likely be a problem with pacing as it does seem to drag a tad, especially since it takes awhile for the film to reveal to the characters what we as the audience have figured out from near the beginning. There are also a lot of clichés that will seem tired and obvious, as well as possibly lazy.

Despite this there is nothing glaringly bad about the film, which to its credit works very well within its budget and keeps everything nice and simple so that it works and doesn't seem cheap or unfinished. Overall it is a good study for those looking to make a similar type of film as it is a textbook case of a group of people dropped into an unfamiliar situation where they seek to survive. As such it doesn't reach any dizzying heights or provoke much original thought, but it is solid and certainly is worth a watch if you are a fan of this sort of film.

So many holes in the plot.

[shineyman · 2/10 · 22 January 2016]

I must admit - I'm not a massive movie watcher, and movies like this are exactly why. I find myself questioning why such massive holes in the plot exist.

So, the film starts with a man waking up late as there is no electricity so doesn't hear his alarm. As it turns out, there is no water either (the reason that there is no water isn't explained in the film).

As the guy tries to set off for work, he finds that his front door has been glued up, and is unable to leave. When he looks out of the window, it turns out that it seems EVERYONE has been glued into their flats as well (we're talking 3 full high-rise blocks of flats here). OK - wait. Just HOW ON EARTH did someone manage to not only glue everyone's front doors shut, and all of their windows shut overnight without ANYONE noticing??? I'd be sceptical if they could CLEAN 3 entire blocks of flats windows in a single night, never mind glue all the windows shut - completely silently, without anyone noticing.

OK - so at the same time he finds out that he's locked in - he's on the phone - and of course - the line goes dead halfway through the call (presumably as "the government" wants to stop residents from calling the outside world to tell them of the situation). But wait - we've already established that the guy had overslept so presumably it was maybe 8-9am. There must be dozens of people in the block who HADN'T overslept and must have had time to get the call to the outside and tell them of the situation.

Later on in the film, on of the "Hazmat" officers gets taken hostage, and is paraded in the front window to other members of his group. You'd think that something is done about this, but no - for hours and hours nothing is done about it. Not a single attempt is made to either talk to or arrange rescue of the hostage.

Further along, someone is shot whilst impersonating a Hazmat Officer. Given that this is in an apparent quarantine area, with some sort of mystery virus around - why is a dead body left on the ground for the rest of the film? Wouldn't there be some attempt be made to remove it, to prevent contamination?

There are so many holes in the plot, I'm gob-smacked that this film got nominated for multiple awards. I STILL don't understand why the water was turned off for the tower block, or what the "government" expected hundreds of people to do for drinking water, having locked them inside for over a day.

Anyway - there are obviously people that enjoyed this film, but for me - I can't! I'm simply asking too many questions whilst watching it.

Good Little Thriller Making Good Use of Tight Little Spaces

[DareDevilKid · 7/10 · 21 December 2015]

Reviewed by: Dare Devil Kid

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

"Containment" gets by purely on resourcefulness and sincerity. It's a niftily executed viral-outbreak thriller that, true to its title, makes good use of a confined space to ratchet up the drama of the situation, while working hard to bypass the more obvious narrative traps it creates for itself. Strong attention to detail and a disquieting score set this directorial debut feature apart, but some of the characters' motivations aren't entirely convincing.

There's nothing groundbreaking in this low-budget British thriller, but newbie director Neil Mcenery-West makes excellent use of his claustrophobic setting. Eventually, "Containment" succeeds in proving that you don't need a whopping great budget, nor an A-list cast to produce an accomplished piece of work.

Starts great but then nothing makes sense. Missed chance

[lruella · 2/10 · 16 September 2021]

Movie full of absurdities and overly caricatural characters.

First of all, the way the containment is managed makes NO SENSE at all. Do you really think the English government would EVER seal shut entire blocks of people cutting water and electricity and without telling them what's going on? Why? What's the advantage? Has the government suddently turned into the Saw villain? How can anyone believe this would EVER work.

Then if the government really wants to be SO authoritarian, why there is literally zero soldiers except for a single sniper in the entire area. Just a bunch of doctors that are, surprise surprise, soon easily overpowered.

And why at some point the government decides to just leave, forgetting corpses of their own people on the ground forever? So much for keeping it secret.

And why are they sending an unarmed woman and a guy alone to remove people form their apartments? In fact they get overpowered after 2 minutes.

And why regular people just instantly become murderers, kidnappers, etc. And start behaving like it's a war, instead of just cooperating with the authorities hoping to get help.

So plenty of plot holes plus the terrible characterization of the protagonists that are cartoonish in their clichés. Also one stupid and absurd behaviour after the other.

Like.... the last thing I would do if there was a containment situation in my building was kick down my own wall after 5 minutes to go talk with the neighbour, I would have to spend thousands of euros to just repair it.

I could go on but I think it's enough.

Such a wasted chance.

"Containment" (2015) is the film that sounds cliché but isn't.

[ericrnolan · 8/10 · 29 December 2015]

"Containment" (2015) is the film that sounds cliché but isn't. It's a surprisingly fresh take on an old standby -- diverse people isolated by an outside threat are forced to cope and survive with each other, along with the threat. In this case, an entire apartment block in Britain is forcibly and mysteriously quarantined overnight; residents awake to sealed doors and hazardous materials units being deployed along the grounds.

But this is a smartly written independent sci-fi thriller that avoids a lot of common tropes. Then it introduces plot developments that are unexpected, yet make perfect sense. It's more original than you'd guess at first.

There's a lot of nice acting, including work by Lee Ross, and by Louise Brealey of "Sherlock" (2010) fame.

My only complaint was a thematically ambiguous ending that seemed lost on me. But I'd still give this an 8 out of 10.

Surprisingly enjoyable film.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 7/10 · 7 January 2016]

Mark wakes up late, missing a court appearance to find no water coming out of his taps, his communications cut off, and his door glued shut.

So it's a little flawed, it feels like it was made as a student film, and Lee Ross is the nine millionth person we'd cast as a lead role in a thriller, but for my humble opinion I felt it worked rather well. Lee is a great comic actor, but also credible in a straight role, he's great. The film is totally stolen by Sheila Reid, straight out of Benidorm, it could have been written for Madge, she's so good.

I expected an ambiguous ending and I wasn't disappointed, I kept expecting zombies and wondering if there'll be a follow up.

Imagine waking up to these events? Thought provoking, in a similar way to Threads. More enjoyable then the reviews give it credit for. 7/10.

Spoilers follow ...

[parry_na · 5/10 · 21 July 2016]

If waking up one morning and finding the tower block in which you live, and those around it, have been sealed - and that you have no water and no electricity isn't bad enough - the gang that Mark (terrific Lee Ross) finds himself lumbered with is unsettling indeed.

Abrasive neighbour Sergei, who talks like he thinks he is a gangster, breaks down the wall into Mark's apartment ("Strengff in numbers!"), chain smoking bigot Enid (Sheila Reid), and sanctimonious nerdy twerp Aiden (William Postlethwaite) make up the motley bunch caught up in whatever maelstrom it is that has made people prisoners in their homes. The enemy appear to be people in sealed orange overalls. There has been a virus epidemic, and the government are keen to contain it. Enid thinks it might be something to do with immigrants and is treated as if the idea is abhorrent and unacceptable; Mark is called a 'sick b*****d' for trying to help young, mute Nicu (Gabriel Senu) – two very topical reactions for modern times.

In the end we are fairly sure that Nicu is the only one to survive from the clan. Indeed, mute children like him have perhaps been 'spared' by the authorities for being unable to tell others about the outbreak – that is the only supposition I can come up with as to why a truckload of non-communicative minors are being taken to safety. But presumably they can communicate in others ways. Unless they are being kept in containment by a Government body – in which case, it doesn't matter if they can communicate or not, surely? The ending – such a major part of this or any other film – is confusing, and I can only imagine the producers left it that way deliberately. Some clarity would have been nice.

Watching stupid people being stupid is never less than truthful, and yet 'Containment' doesn't quite have a strong enough story-line to make such a side-line hugely interesting. What begins as a fascinating scenario and study into human relations in the most extreme circumstances sadly soon becomes a less interesting run-around featuring mostly unengaging characters.

Quite hard to sit though

[HK_Key-Si_HK · 4/10 · 21 March 2018]

If you are looking for another virus movie, people bleeding out of eyes and ears, helpless people mutating in any kind of sort, etc... Containment won't be for you. This movie scratches more the idea of people waking up, their flats are sealed and what should have been starting as an ordinary day turned into an emotional ride, as soon as they see the "officials" outside walking around in high level security suits. Willing to shoot everybody who attempts to escape. The problem of this movie now is that the writing is pretty bad. The sequences seem allover the place and a real plot is nowhere to be found. On top of that comes the low budget production which may give Containment a little bit of a realistic look, but for audiences it is quite hard to sit though. The reasons why this movie does not completely fail are Lee Ross and Sheila Reid who acted quite well with what they have been given. Especially Sheila Reid reminded me so much of Gladys (Eileen Ryan) in Eight Legged Freaks (aka Arac Attack) and she was given some very beautiful moments of screen time. The other characters are very stereotypical and this movie is placing itself closer to Quarantine 2 on the movie shelf than... let's say: Outbreak.

Promising But

[postofficecb · 3/10 · 31 March 2020]

Interesting movie about tenants reacting to being trapped in a building by authorities. Unfortunately, never told why they're being trapped. One by one they fall, until only one survives, and yet the ending is as mystifying as any part of the film. Why not send the message from the cell phone? Am I missing something? Frustrating after investing my time in a film to find it fizzle so expertly.

Phoned in effort

[p-sainsbury · 3/10 · 10 January 2021]

The trouble is, very quickly, you just don't care what happens to any of the characters. Only made it to the end, because the film is relatively short. Was it worth it? Meh. Low budget can be good with a little imagination, a decent script, some originality, and direction that maintains some pace. Looks like a film school effort from someone destined to be a middle manager in a Local Government office. Meh.

Gripping until the end

[cbnewham · 6/10 · 10 September 2021]

It's low budget but does rather well with what it has. I've seen Hollywood blockbusters costing 100 times this movie that were 100 times worse.

There are plot holes and the characters are somewhat stereotypical, but on the whole I found it gripping enough to keep watching.

Worth a watch and gets a solid six.

Pretty awful and uneventful

[ramtin-616-727156 · 1/10 · 25 April 2020]

Good starting point to give us some ideas about COVID-19

A survival thriller

[Pairic · 6/10 · 12 May 2018]

Containment: Would Southampton be improved by a Viral Outbreak? Well thats what happens in this film which was made and set in Southampton. Residents on a tower block estate wake up to find themselves sealed in their apartment. Breaking through (shoddy) walls, six people link up. Outside they can see figures in hazmat suits setting up large tents. Soon residents from the ground floors are being escorted towards the tents. One makes a break for it and is shot dead.

A survival thriller where the State is withholding the full facts and treating ordinary people as expendable. 6/10.

I feel I wasted my time

[conti-stefano-85 · 2/10 · 10 November 2018]

The movie doesn't make any sense. I confused it with another title, that's why I watched this by mistake. Don't do the same error!

Now THIS is a real lockdown

[TimOuw · 8/10 · 3 January 2022]

I love low budget films, I love apocalyptic films, I love dystopian films, and I love Science Fiction. I also don't like to have expectations when starting a film and I must say, I enjoyed it. I also find a lot of these reviews over here lacking respect for filmmakers and actors. As far as I am concerned, al these low ratings are derived from people with a lack of understanding of the process of making a film, a lack of any artistic imagination, and a dissapointment due to simplistic expectations and a rough disposition towards filmmakers. I think it is a shame. The film should at least have a 6.

Lets break it down.

Story, 7 out of 10

Of course, films about contagion are out there in huge amounts. However, most of the time these films depict the unfolding of these events on a global scale or contain zombies. This film conveys a story from a much more intimate point of view. It did not seem unbelievable and I was gripped by it. I found the dialogue interesting enough to keep me immersed and see what was going to happen. During the start of the COVID-19 pandemic there were similar situations in Wuhan reported. Also, there seems to be some dystopian view conveyed how people live in these impersonal tower blocks, being reduced to small tribes. This film can be easily added to the rest of the films about contagion.

Acting, 8 out of 10

Despite of some of these reviews over here I found the acting pretty sufficient and well done. Some might think some of the actions of the characters are questionable but in fact that can be easily debated. Most of the abberant behaviour came from Sergei who clearly had emotional and anger issues. The fact that he made holes in the walls to reach his neighbors might be wayward, but is in fact a nice little way to bring the cast together. The way he treated Hazel was somewhat extreme, however, he saw her as the enemy. He finds his fate soon after. They don't try to break the windows because at first they all think the threat is coming from outside. The acting was convincing enough to me and I was immersed the whole time. The protagonist, Mark, an unsuccessful artist, played his role good. It was never overdone or underwhelming. He reminded me of Robert Maitland, a recurring character in books by J. G. Ballard.

Cinematography, 9 out of 10

A lot of camera shooting out of hand when needed. Well done shots and frames in tight spaces. Very well done lighting. Absolutely beautiful shots of the Highrise blocks which reminded me of the book Highrise by J. G. Ballard. Good close-ups of the characters showing their sweat and expressions. I found the camerawork and editting very well done. I also read in a review over here that there was nothing shocking. I totally disagree. The beating of one Hazmat guy with the bat, and the death of Sally and Hazel were quite chilling for me, as for the shootings of some tenants on the ground floor.

Music, 8 out of 10

Absolutely a good produced score which conveyed the dystopian feel and the urgency at the moments needed. It added absolutely to the eerie situations. Long, low sounding drones and the use of tribal percussion sections fitted well, as the tenants actually changed in some sort of tribalism. The music sounded nice, the subtitle music was amazing, well done.

Sound, 8 out of 10

The sound was great. Slamming of doors echoing through hallways, the dampened sounds when the actors are in their rooms, the sound of the violence, the muffled sounds of stuff happening in the corridors and so on added to the scary stuff the characters were dealing with. It seems that only the gunshots were done in postproduction, but most of the sounds and the dialogue was recorded on set and sounds very well.

If you are a fan of low budget films and, like me, have watched dozens of films with a 100 times more budget and which just felt overdone and dull in the end, don't let this pass. I think it was suprisingly good. Well done.

Interesting if not exceptional apocalyptic drama

[s3276169 · 6/10 · 18 October 2015]

Containment is an interesting if not exceptional apocalyptic drama. The premise behind Containment does nothing that has not in one form or other been done before. Its a very conventional film in this sense.

What carries Containment is the well rounded and interesting characterizations. The reactions of tenants of a high rise apartment block in the UK as events unfold shows the multi-faceted nature of human beings. Some respond with anger, others fear, some are more philosophical. It also demonstrates the inevitable and predictably savage behaviour of crowds as they descend into panic.

The acting in Containment is of high standard. The performances handed down by the cast are believable and convincing. Whats not so convincing is the behaviour of the government officials. There are liberties taken in terms of how they behave when handling the threat that seems implausible. In particular gluing shut the tenants doors seems absurd as is the absence of the military on the ground (save the presence of a sniper or two).Its clear why this has been done in terms of the overall story progression but its unconvincing nonetheless.

All in all, Containment is more a film about how people react when faced with life threatening catastrophe on a mass scale. It is then, for me, more a well crafted "disaster" movie than a horror or a sci- fi. Its a reasonable watch if you except its predominantly a human drama, as opposed to the typical action and special effects driven fare that dominates this genre. Six out of ten from me.

Non-starter

[Leofwine_draca · 2/10 · 17 April 2016]

CONTAINMENT is a modern-day British horror flick about a disparate group of characters trapped in a single location. That set-up has already played out admirably in the likes of TOWER BLOCK, a film that looks like a masterpiece in comparison to this one. Sadly, CONTAINMENT has a poor script with no real beginning, middle, or end, and it's one of those films where virtually nothing happens throughout.

Most of the faults can be laid at the door of the scriptwriters, who fail to make any of the characters remotely sympathetic. Conflict between the protagonists feels artificial and tacked-on in order to keep viewers interested. It doesn't work. There's no incident, action, or real horror, just a few sequences of characters shouting which is hardly enthralling. The ending requires the viewer to care about the fate of a couple of the characters and needless to say that by this stage all interest has long since vanished.

Infected (2020)

[vengeance20 · 2/10 · 7 May 2020]

Bought this & thought it was recently released this year in 2020. However, I just discovered from trying to find this film to review (like all Straight-To-DVD Films) has a alternative title & guess what, has been out for nearly 5 years.

The film is about a projects somewhere in London being sealed up by a hazmat team who discover the insides of these blocks of flats are infected with a deadly virus.

The film starts out ok, but just plods along with no real action or gore. You expect a horror about a pandemic to feature infected people roaming around like zombies feeding of one another & them being killed by our heroes. But no, you don't get any of that in this 1 hour & 7 minute film. Boring

The story was dull & lacked edge, substance & umph. I know I'm not one to complain about cliches in terms of "Been there, done that" but this film sure made you say just that after watching as there was nothing distinguishing about this film. It lacked. Badly. And could've been way better, WAY WAY BETTER.

Overall, dull & uninteresting. 2/10