VIRAL REVIEWED
“Viral” tries to make diseases outbreaks and slight zombie action interesting again. Watching these little worms torture a quarantined area shouldn’t be this interesting. But, a lot of that seems to be due to the Blumhouse light budget and the abilities of our two leads. I buy the sisterly relationship and their work to save each other makes sense. It also helps that we get high quality gore including a nice neck wound.
The film plays short and that’s good for the material. However, it feels more like a play than a film. When I think of similar kinds of tales working, my mind wanders to movies like “Bug”. I admire the ambition of this film, but it seems like it undercuts the potential of the film. Still, this film will have its supporters and I’d recommend checking it out.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Nothing
A/V STATS
- 2.39:1 standard definition transfer
- Dolby Digital 5.1