"The Dead Outside" has no subtitles which is a problem because the three main characters all have Scottish accents so deep, they're effectively speaking a whole different dialect from mainstream English. To make it worse, the soundtrack is so loud it often drowns out the characters' grumbling, growling Scottish burrs. Between the soundtrack and the foreign dialect, I missed roughly a third of the script.
As if the incomprehensible dialogue wasn't bad enough, the movie's editing was equally obscure. Much of the action (what little there is) occurs at night and is often difficult to make out. To make it worse, there are constant flashbacks and dream sequences which are not clearly differentiated from the events occurring in the present.
As if the incomprehensible dialogue and choppy editing weren't bad enough, the plot is all over the place. All three of the characters do a lot of weird things that make little sense. The male lead, Daniel, may or may not be infected with the virus that turns people into zombies; the female lead, April, may or may not be mentally ill (I vote yes) and the bizarre behavior of the third wheel, Kate, is never explained at all.
I am amazed so many people liked this. My rating is '1' and I'm throwing the dvd out. Not selling it or giving it away... THROWING IT OUT
As if the incomprehensible dialogue wasn't bad enough, the movie's editing was equally obscure. Much of the action (what little there is) occurs at night and is often difficult to make out. To make it worse, there are constant flashbacks and dream sequences which are not clearly differentiated from the events occurring in the present.
As if the incomprehensible dialogue and choppy editing weren't bad enough, the plot is all over the place. All three of the characters do a lot of weird things that make little sense. The male lead, Daniel, may or may not be infected with the virus that turns people into zombies; the female lead, April, may or may not be mentally ill (I vote yes) and the bizarre behavior of the third wheel, Kate, is never explained at all.
I am amazed so many people liked this. My rating is '1' and I'm throwing the dvd out. Not selling it or giving it away... THROWING IT OUT