Nothing trailblazing here, it's basically Outer Limits' usual habit of cobbling together bits of older movies and such. This is sort of an Invasion of the Body Snatchers clone with a zombie variation, with ample touches from 80s Stephen King movies.
It's handsomely shot and mostly looks and feels like a movie. The animation of the slugs emerging from faces is pretty horrific and even fairly convincing.
There's a surprising reminder this was officially made for the cable channel Showtime... some brief nudity, including full male frontal.
The acting is mixed. The two leads are really good and Neil Patrick Harris is terrific. The secondary actors really good to rather questionable.
Overall, a decent mini movie that does successfully meld body snatchers and zombies, along with two appealing leads who create a convincing family backstory.
It's handsomely shot and mostly looks and feels like a movie. The animation of the slugs emerging from faces is pretty horrific and even fairly convincing.
There's a surprising reminder this was officially made for the cable channel Showtime... some brief nudity, including full male frontal.
The acting is mixed. The two leads are really good and Neil Patrick Harris is terrific. The secondary actors really good to rather questionable.
Overall, a decent mini movie that does successfully meld body snatchers and zombies, along with two appealing leads who create a convincing family backstory.