Michael Jai White is an exceptional martial artist, but not a great actor. Although I like him in action films, we really don't see anything of him except for in a few short scenes, and his face in a few heads up display shots. The faceless combat suits really prevent any immersion in the story, as one usually needs some empathy with the characters, which is hard when they are all alike.
Couple this shortcoming with all the scenes in the film being shot in darkness or low light, and you are left with the impression of blurry movement, and unknowable action scenes as you can't simply see anything.
The creature effects were abysmal, as at no point were you ever offered a clear view of the creature. So one has to be content with creepy music, and insect noises to get a vague creature impression. Not only is the creature largely absent from the film, but the regular zombie monsters were entirely left in the dark, moving at high speeds so visually all you could see is a blur.
The film starts with a silly briefing in a supposed TOC that more gives the impression of being in some garage, or mechanical room. At no point is the supposed TEAM given any actual data, other then this is a vital mission which humanity needs to survive. So with no intelligence, beta test equipment, no supply drops, or transportation, they are on a hail Mary mission, which is basically a suicide run. Hoah Ya, sign me up, fist bump, and away.
Couple this shortcoming with all the scenes in the film being shot in darkness or low light, and you are left with the impression of blurry movement, and unknowable action scenes as you can't simply see anything.
The creature effects were abysmal, as at no point were you ever offered a clear view of the creature. So one has to be content with creepy music, and insect noises to get a vague creature impression. Not only is the creature largely absent from the film, but the regular zombie monsters were entirely left in the dark, moving at high speeds so visually all you could see is a blur.
The film starts with a silly briefing in a supposed TOC that more gives the impression of being in some garage, or mechanical room. At no point is the supposed TEAM given any actual data, other then this is a vital mission which humanity needs to survive. So with no intelligence, beta test equipment, no supply drops, or transportation, they are on a hail Mary mission, which is basically a suicide run. Hoah Ya, sign me up, fist bump, and away.