The Crazies

Status: 2010; DVD
Rating: ** (2 stars out of five)

I am particularly fond of movies that test civilized people in situations that place them in excess fear and stress in which they have to choose death, or become a hero. "The Crazies" actually fits right into this genre. Shorty into the story a dead soldier and airplane are found in the water supply of a small town, this plane has a government bio-weapon that quickly infects the unsuspecting people. Practically overnight towns people become "crazy" and kill off their loved ones and friends, but before you can even worry about the safety of your main cast, including the hero sheriff played by Timothy Olyphant, the government swoops in to quarantine and cover up the incident. Now I may be slightly harsh on this movie, but I was consistently able to call out the plot twists and turns, and this made it easy for me to be prepared for the parts of the movie that should have made me leap out of my jammies. Sadly, this movie has been made before, all of the over zealous "Crazies" just made me wish for the rage filled zombies from 28 Days Later. In the end this movie was worth the money I paid for it, the whole 1 dollar from the Redbox.

Favorite scene: Timothy Olyphant in the morgue with the bone saw.