Carriers (2009) 6.1
Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus. |
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Carriers (2009) 6.1
Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus. |
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Lou Taylor Pucci | ... | ||
Chris Pine | ... | ||
Piper Perabo | ... | ||
Emily VanCamp | ... | ||
Christopher Meloni | ... | ||
Kiernan Shipka | ... | ||
Ron McClary | ... |
Preacher
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Mark Moses | ... |
Doctor
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Josh Berry | ... |
Survivalist
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Tim Janis | ... |
Survivalist
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Dale Malley | ... |
Survivalist
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Dylan Kenin | ... | ||
LeAnne Lynch | ... | ||
Jan Cunningham | ... |
Passenger
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Mary Peterson | ... |
Laura Merkin
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In a world devastated by an outbreak, Brian, his girlfriend Bobby, his brother Danny and their friend, Kate, are heading to a beach where the brothers spent their childhood vacations expecting it to be a sanctuary. When their car breaks down on the road in the desert, they negotiate with a man called Frank, who is also stranded but without gas. He is trying to get his daughter Jodie to the hospital (she is infected with a disease of some kind), they all decide to travel together. During the journey, massive moral dilemmas arise, as events head into a downward spiral. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
I just left the screening of "Carriers". It was the opening Movie on this years Fantasy Film Fest. At least here in Munich. Well, my first reaction to this film was something like "Wow... this where long 90 Minutes". Most of the other crowd thought the same and their comments where quite similar to mine. Meaning: Good, but a bit slow.
This Movie needs a little tightening to speed it up a little bit. It does a lot of things right! The characters are worked out properly, the camera-work is top notch and the acting is very good. But sometimes there are scenes, that last too long. You know where the Directors want to go, you know how the scene will play out in the end, but it still goes on and on and on... So again: a little trimming would do the film good!
Well, and then there is this whole "Wrong Marketing"-Thing. At least here in Germany they try to sell this movie as a Horror-Movie. That's just wrong. Sure, there are the classic Horror-Elements, but overall "Carriers" is a strong, heavy Drama. There is virtually NO Action and even less gore in it. Instead there are long dialogs, dramatic events and more dialogs. That's fine with me, but it makes the movie hard to find it's audience. The GoreHounds will be disappointed by the lack of blood and guts and the Drama-Fans will be pushed away by the apocalyptic Elements...
So. Once again: "Carriers" has great potential but is a little bit to slow and to heavy on the drama to pass as a great movie.