Thursday, October 14, 2021
Deadlocked
It’s the “Phone Booth” of the zombie world when 5 strangers get trapped in an apartment building elevator during an apparent viral outbreak of the walking dead. A cop, his cuffed perp, an aspiring actor, a mechanical engineer, & a girl with asthma spend 75% of the film claustrophobically stuck in this small confined space trapped between floors. The main drawback effecting this film is that it was made with an extremely limited budget. The movie is typically what you expect from a zombie picture so there aren’t any real surprises except when do they finally get out of the darn elevator. The filmmakers do the best they can on a shoestring budget, but it’s not enough & forces certain shortcuts that may sound a little too silly or convenient. There are few interjected scenes that seem rather confusing & disconnected from the main storyline. One can hardly wait for this rag tag team to finally escape their confines in anticipation of the real zombie action.
Alien gives it 1½ “backpack essentials” stars out of 4.
