The Plague (2006) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | The Plague (2006) |
| Director | Hal Masonberg |
| Screenplay Writer | Hal Masonberg, Teal Minton |
| Based on Novel by | Story concept by Clive Barker |
| Lead Actors | James Van Der Beek |
| Cast | James Van Der Beek, Ivana Miličević, Brad Hunt, Joshua Close |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
| Release Date | September 13, 2006 |
| Duration | 1h 28m (88 minutes) |
| Budget | Independent horror production |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | Direct-to-video / limited release |
| IMDb Rating | ~4.8/10 |
| Notable For | Creepy child apocalypse concept, dark atmosphere |
| Producer | Clive Barker |
| Cult Status | Cult apocalyptic horror film |
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At the same time, on the same day, all the children of the world have a seizure and slip into a coma. They’re cared for by their parents or in care facilities for the next ten years, during which birth control is required and society struggles to deal with the slow extinction of humanity. Then the children wake up and the extinction speeds up considerably as they start killing everyone in sight.
I mostly bought this because it was on sale and on the back the awakened kids were compared to zombies. I finally got around to watching it after seeing Clive Barker’s name on it. That being said, it’s actually pretty good, Van Der Beek’s aside. A really nice and surprisingly fresh storyline, severaly distinctly creepy sequences and a pretty average ending. Not shabby, but plenty of room for improvement.
The film started out really strong, forcing us to truly consider the ramifications of no longer being able to bear functional children, the strains an entire generation in full-time care facilities would add, etc. It felt really bleak, the empty playgrounds and schools. Less bleak had they shown it: the wonderfully quiet theaters, the lack of screaming children in restaurants, a world that’s just considerably less sticky, but I digress into my fantasy world, sorry.
Anyway, all this was really good, and once the kids woke up and started roaming about like fast, smarter zombies things really picked up. My complaint was while the climax of each kill was pretty cool, it felt a letdown after seeing so many similar scenes that end with some poor bastard being torn asunder and gleelessly ingested. This one’s fine, just felt lackluster compared to the movie in my brain.
But the kids looked and acted creepy, there were some decisions that particularly offended Paynecraft, so much so that he began venting a misogynistic rage that had to be seen to be believed. Let’s just say the women in this film won’t win any awards for their life decisions.
My main complaint is the ending, it leaves quite a bit up to interpretation and my interpretations were less than satisfying. A little hint or a push in the right direction would have really done a lot for this flick, but instead we’re left to understand it as we do and on come the credits. My main issue with this is the ending as I understood it was unimpressive to say the least, and this on top of little or no explanation for what caused the plague in the first place. I’m not a guy that needs everything explained, sometimes less really is more, but some aspects of a story really do need to be decided on by the people who tell me the story. I can’t carry the whole damn thing myself.
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