A dreadful zombie film made in Thailand and starring a newly reinvigorated Mark Dacascos, fresh from success in JOHN WICK 3. This one starts off as more of an action thriller with Dacascos pulling some martial arts moves on various bad guys intent on storming his jungle compound. Later a horde of zombies shows up, attracted by the chaos, and Dacascos switches to taking his family to a place of safety. It's badly directed and poorly written, with dodgy acting and unconvincing zombies throughout...why bother?
The Driver
2019
Action / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi
The Driver
2019
Action / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi
Plot summary
After a plague of the undead decimates human life on earth, a former hit man (Mark Dacascos, JOHN WICK 3),his wife (Julie Condra, "Eerie, Indiana"),and daughter, Bree (Noelani Dacascos, OH LUCY!),live quietly in a survivalist compound. But when their base is attacked, a massive explosion summons a swarm of the undead. They escape and must seek out the Haven, a rumored sanctuary up north, while the father teaches his daughter to shoot, drive, and survive before time runs out.
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Dreadful
Because you never let me drive
The Driver (Mark Dacascos) also goes by the name "Daddy" as in "Kick-A$$." The compound where his family lives got overran by bandits and zombies in about the second or third year of the apocalypse. Daddy drives his 12-year-old daughter Bree (Noelani Dacascos) north in a BMW in hopes of locating the mythical "Haven." (Note "Eden" has already been taken.) The twist is that our tite character has been bitten and has a finite amount of time to transition his daughter from unicorns to being able to drive and kill. Filmed in Thailand.
Zombies are attracted to noise. Good time to own a Tesla or even a Prius. Much of the film is about two people driving in a car. We have seen these escape to safety zombie films before. They encounter zombies or bandits at every stop. It was pretty much to ask a 12-year-old to carry a zombie film.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
'B' movie is a complement for this one
Sometime you have to endure such a horrible movie just to realize how good other movies are. I'm not sure if to applaud the director for filming this in under 2 weeks and under $1M or to scold him for creating such a stinker of garbage.
This movie is bad start to finish, and I mean BAD. Where to start? camera action- insulting, zombie makeup - horrible, zombie acting and movement - laughable. Action scene - lets say even the guns don't look real. Dialog - cringey at best. Setup and scenery - ridiculous. Mark Dacascos is not a bad actor but with the editing and bad dialogue there is not much you can do.
Adding insult to injury is the horrible story line, it is down-right boring. I had to stop myself many times from giving up watching just based on boredom alone. Oh yes, and if you call a movie "the driver" can you have him drive faster than 40 MPH at some point? That car was so out-of-place it looked like it was picked up for the weekend for some local car dealership, maybe they didn't have insurance on it so they had to drive it slow at all times?
In any event - stay clear of this stinker. My loss is your gain- watch something else. Exact score: 28 / 100