The Night Eats the World

Sam the zombie whisperer in 28 sequels later

Very good amusement. I liked the calm before the storm...that not really happened.

Zombie apocalypse in Paris and a survivor in a building.

I understand the low ratings and negative comments left here. People expected an action-horror zombie film. But they got a quiet character study of a contemplative man drowning in loneliness in a postapocalyptic Paris. I also felt the symbolism of being unable to move on from his ex and staying in the apartment. The fact that he finally moves out and into the wider world is a great ending.

Despite that, long stretches of the movie descended into boredom and apathy. It's not a "fun" movie to watch, that's for sure.

The Night Eats the World is a tame zombie with no teeth when I was hoping for a ravenous beast that would get under my skin and stay there.

3 Thoughts After Watching ‘The Night Eats the World’:

1. After all this time, we finally learn that silent zombies may be the creepiest of all the zombies.

2. They didn’t waste any time getting right into it, did they? Homeboy started salvaging food like he was starving after only a single night in that building. I liked that they didn’t need to explain the zombie rules. They knew that we knew, and just hit the ground running.

3. Even though this film came first, I saw _:pound_symbol:Alive_ before it. Lots of similarities, from what I remember. A story of isolation and solitude. It wasn’t terrible. I enjoyed the actor / lead character. But the plot points weren’t exactly groundbreaking.

Bonus Thought: That scene in the smoke-filled apartment was solid.

Slow, shambling, and with more than a few groans, I'm talking about the movie here, and not the zombies within. It's not bad, but you have seen better.

It wasn’t anything brilliant but it was a fair watch and tricks your mind at times. It’s got nothing on 28 days later.

There is a line between being purposefully subdued and straight-up boring, and unfortunately _The Night Eats the World_ crosses it. It's a shame, because there are a few deeply beautiful moments, but they are drowned in a constantly unengaging story.
90 minutes feel like three hours.

Not the worst movie I've ever seen, but certainly one of the most boring ones. I know the entire setup helps pull the viewer into the feeling of isolation, but since a movie is meant to entertain firstly, this works against it in the end.
What doesn't help either are the stupid decisions the main character keeps making after you're about halfway through the movie. [spoiler]Risking his life to get a companion cat, which doesn't work out that well. Shooting through a closed door killing the only other living person the main character comes across, doesn't work out that well either. And lastly, setting his beloved cassette tapes on fire in the end, setting off the fire alarm which attracts all the zombies to his location is one of the dumbest and most unnecessary decisions any character has ever made.
In the end, Sam ends up on the rooftop of the building next to the one he stayed in all this time. And where does this get him?[/spoiler]
It's a shame that a movie that began quite promising just seems to lack an overall aim and falls apart about halfway through.