Movie Review of the Week: The Crazies (2010)

Last night, my boyfriend and I were having date night via Facetime and we picked this movie called The Crazies. Its a horror movie and I'm not that into horror because I hate monster movies and movies where people just look frightening. The Crazies was released in 2010 and is a remake of the 1973 film with the same title. According to google the plot is as follows, "anarchy reigns when an unknown toxin turns the peaceful citizens of Ogden Marsh, Iowa into bloodthirsty lunatics. In an effort to contain the spread of the infection, authorities blockade the town and use deadly force to keep anyone from getting in or out. Now trapped among killers, Sheriff Dutten and his wife and two companions must band together to find a way out before madness and death overtake them." Personally, I thought that the movie was very thrilling and definitely had a lot more pop-outs and jump-scares than I would like, but the story was pretty good. The acting was definitely not the best and they could have been a little bit more creative with the cinematography. Even though it was a good story, it was also very predictable. From the moment that the virus started to spread and watching military people come in to try and control the situation I knew that the government had to do something with it. And they didn't even seem apologetic when they were confronted about it. Overall, I rate the film a 6/10.