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We had the trailer recently for Forgive Us All, which was a Western in the backdrop of a zombie apocalypse. The movie stars Lily Sullivan, Callan Mulvey, Richard Roxburgh, Lance Giles, Bree Peters, and Lawrence Makoare.
Jordana Scott directs and co-writes with Lance Giles and Alex Makauskas, all newcomers to the scene.
The Story
The story for Forgive Us All is:
In a post-apocalyptic world, where a biotech virus has transformed humans into violent cannibals, a survivor hides in an isolated cabin. But when a stranger arrives with a story of hope, she must choose whether to stay or escape through a zombie-infested forest.
The movie is set in New Zealand, in the aftermath of a zombie outbreak, the government has confined survivors to camps. Rory (Sullivan) and her father, Otto (Roxborough), live in a ‘free range’ camp, where they have a small farm, but are protected from Howlers, which is what they call the zombies.
Two guys turn up, who are being pursued by government agents. The two men have escaped a camp, with the cure for Howlers. One of the men is killed, but the other, Noah (Giles), turns up at Rory’s, and trust issues abound.
The Cast
The cast for Forgive Us All is good, very good to be honest. The only thing I’ve seen Sullivan in is Evil Dead Rise, which wasn’t a good movie, as it was a spin-off of a franchise.
In Forgive Us All, she’s very good, playing a homesteader, just trying to survive and having strangers turn up, which throws everything into confusion.
Roxburgh is always a thumbs up from me, the guy never fails to deliver. I love seeing him chewing the scenery in movies like Van Helsing or League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Here, he’s much more subdued, but still has that wonderful charisma.
I feel for Mulvey, the guy has been, and always will be, a bad guy. I mean, if he does it well, don’t change it.
Overall
There isn’t much to talk about, Forgive Us All. When it comes to the story, it’s a paint-by-numbers affair, apart from the zombies, but there’s an issue with that.
The first two acts of the movie are about the whole ‘who’s this guy and do I trust him’ and there are hints of zombies, but I didn’t feel they did anything with the Howlers, well, not until the end.
I don’t know, I’m comparing this with something like Day of the Dead, where there are hordes of zombies, which makes it more fun. In Forgive Us All, the zombies pop up, now and then, and that’s it.
They do have more to do in the third act, but I felt like it was a ‘Oh yeah, we have zombies, put more in quick!’ type of thing. I wouldn’t call Forgive Us All a horror, more of a thriller.
Again, I’m being overly picky about an indie movie that has interesting characters and more heart than anything I’ve seen from Hollywood in a while. Out of this and Tron: Arse, I would rather watch this again.
I’m giving Forgive Us All a generous 3 out of 5 stars. It’s not all that new, but it’s a good enough movie to pass a couple of hours.
Forgive Us All is now on streaming platforms.
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