When a government experiment goes wrong, they send the chemicals to be dumped... but an accident along the way leads to one of the containers spilling. The green liquid contaminates the soft serve ice cream mix at the local bowling alley. Four twenty-somethings: super cautious bowling alley employee Tim (Terry), his slacker best friend Mike (Davis), and the women they love Cindy (Beutler) and Vanessa (Robinson), eat the infected ice cream and die.
When they wake up, none of their works work and no one else can understand them... except for Nick Steele (French), a government agent. According to Nick, everyone else in town was infected with a virus, and it is their job to protect humanity. However, they are the monsters, the green goo turned them into zombies.
A unique perspective on a popular genre... While most zombie films focus on the survivors battling / outsmarting the mindless killing zombies, this film focuses on a different perspective: the zombies side. The first time director, Matthew Kohnen, allows the audience to see both sides of the story. The film begins in black and white, establishing a narrative. Once the main characters turn into zombies, the film goes to color. If the film is black and white, it is the real world, and if the film is in color, it is the zombie perspective.
The story is funny, but doesn't take itself too seriously. This allows the cast to transition between tones, without making any sections drag or seem cheesier than others.
A fun and consistently funny film... you won't see it coming.
Wasting Away (2007) 90 minutes
Director: Matthew Kohnen
Starring: Matthew Davis as Mike
Julianna Robinson as Vanessa
Michael Grant Terry as Tim
Betsy Beutler as Cindy
Colby French as Nick Steele
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