Review: Train to Busan

Zombie movies are aplenty but our appetites for mindless violence can never be satisfied. The last memorable zombie movies that I can recall are the Resident Evil series (I’ve not watched the last instalment) and the standalone I Am Legend. Today, I had the chance of watching another. One that I’ve heard received rave reviews from my peers. It was released in 2016 and was a surprised blockbuster.

There were little to differentiate this film with the others. The usual: There was an epidemic and it went out of control. Whoever that got bitten will become a zombie. On the plus side, the film did not skimp on the thrills and emotions. There were the expected sacrifices and there were selfish people, too. There were scenes where the protagonists had only moments before the zombies were upon them. So don’t worry for any lack of those.


I can’t really say if the effects were good or not because the pace of the film was fast enough that I did not have the time to look for flaws. What I can say is the CGI did its job well enough.

Overall, this zombie film was nothing revolutionary but it had the ingredients to engage the audience albeit being predictable. Besides that, I was rather pleased that it was mostly done in the day. I’ve had enough of dark, and I mean lack of light kind of dark, undead movies. It’s really refreshing to watch one mostly in the light and still able to thrill. Recommended!

If you like this movie, you would be happy to know that a sequel is in the works. It’s due for a 2020 release. ;)