I really wanted to like this movie more. I feel like it comes close to being great, but then falls down below the sub-par level due to the plodding first-half.

The biggest issue is the doofus main character who really is a moron. The movie reminds us of this often through the dialogue of other characters, but it's frustrating to a fault.

Oftentimes the character fails to investigate or communicate properly, and seems to go out of his way to be aloof.

Now the highlight of Phase 7 is that there's a lot of suspense and you're never really quite sure what's going on, but when you have a main character with below room temperature I.Q., it turns into an exercise of frustration.

Thankfully the second half of the film picks up quite a bit thanks to the best character in the film, Horatio, moving the pace along.

I sort of wish the movie had reached that point sooner and focused a bit more on the discovery of what was going on rather than the day-to-day antics of the main character and his wife.

Even still, I think the second half of the film really makes it worth watching, especially for Horatio. The only problem is that you have to sit through the first half of the film to get there. Hence the 5 out of 10 rating.

I stumbled upon the 2010 Argentine movie "Fase 7" (aka "Phase 7") by random luck in 2021. And since it was a movie that I wasn't familiar with or hadn't already seen, of course I sat down to watch it.

Sure, I didn't know what the movie was about, but I must say that writer and director Nicolás Goldbart definitely surprised me with this movie. "Fase 7" had something really working for it, and while it wasn't a zombie movie as per se, it definitely had that dystopian thing going on. And I must say that this movie definitely felt like something that belonged right up there with the movie "Rec". In fact, "Fase 7" is so well-constructed that it could very well have been an alternate story told in the area where "Rec" took place.

The storyline in "Fase 7" is entertaining and it is one that you quickly get submerged in. And director Nicolás Goldbart definitely did a good job in keeping the movie fast paced and gradually building up the storyline.

"Fase 7" is carried by some very good and believable acting performances. Now, I can't claim to be familiar with the cast, as I haven't watched all that many Argentine movies. But I will say that the actors and actresses in "Fase 7" definitely put on good performances and carried the movie quite well.

This was a rather nice surprise of a movie. And if you haven't already seen "Fase 7", and if you like movies such as "Rec" or the American remake "Quarantine", then you will definitely also like "Fase 7".

My rating of "Fase 7" lands on a six out of ten stars. This was a very enjoyable and watchable movie. Personally I would have liked for zombies to show up here, but hey, wishful thinking.

This is an Argentine movie. I watched it in English with English subtitles. Coco and Pipi, a young couple are stocking up in the grocery store. While they are checking out, their conversation is mundane and ranges from his shirt and only buying one light bulb. Meanwhile people are in a panic, pushing carts into the store. Sirens are going off. They live in an apartment building.

As it turns out there is a deadly virus being spread throughout the world. 7 nations have been infected. When 2 people from the apartment building contract the disease, the authorities quarantine the building. The residents stay mostly in their apartments, with the men coming out at times. Horatio believes in conspiracy theories and contends the virus was created to reduce the world's population. One neighbor is sick, but does he have the disease? Two of the neighbors want to isolate him in a different apartment...oh yes he has stockpiles of food. The outside world doesn't answer their 911 calls. The neighbors form alliances and battle each other while the world outside falls apart.

Unlike "Quarantine", there are no rabid creatures. There is no real horror aspect. The English translation was smooth and natural. At times the movie is a drama and sometimes it is a dark comedy.

PARENTAL GUIDE: F-bomb, no sex or nudity.