The premise of this film is interesting in its detailed commentary (mostly in voice-over)on the emotional impact of the disease and need to kill. We see our main character move from a distanced scientist into a confused, plotting but self-disgusted victim, and while the music is occasionally overblown, and some of the dream/hallucinatory sequences reek of eighties pop videos, the overall idea is well-thought out, especially in the interviews with his unaware ex-partner and friends. The detailing of Davids descent into decay, and the sequences of feeding on and destroying his victims remains moves from clinical precision to heartbreaking isolation. This one is for those who realise that zombies all have an intensely personal and painful history to each walking corpse, and is not just about gore and spectacle. A zombie film for thinkers who can appreciate the idea and attempt, even if it does not always work.
Review of I Zombie: The Chronicles of Pain
