Fantastic Fest 2010: Stake Land Review

After the apocalypse, all that will be left are all these movies about the apocalypse.

By Jordan Hoffman at 12:00 PM
September 28, 2010

http://www.ugo.com/movies/fantastic-fest-2010-stake-land-review

Stake Land Credit: Glass Eye Pix

The thing most wrong with Stake Land is timing. I just don't know how many more post-apocalypse stories I can do right now.

Not as grim as The Road or the comic The Walking Dead, or as fun as Zombieland, Stake Land has a number of good scenes, but there's nothing in there other than "world building" that I truly dig. (And, frankly, some of the "world building" is kinda dopey, too.) Much like with the forthcoming Monsters, I found myself wanting to know more about this environment, but not particularly interested in the specific story of these characters. Stake Land isn't gross enough to impress the gore hounds either.

It is will regret that I give this movie a C+.

Below is my InstaReview, where I was a little bit kinder than I'm being now.