After four decades of zombie and virus flicks, you would probably think that there wasn’t too much more that the genre could offer and based on what Carriers has to offer, you’d be right. Carriers finds four teenagers, led by Brian Green (Chris Pine) in a desolated smalltown U.S.A. where a bird flu has seemingly wiped out most of the human race. Traversing the landscape in the hope of finding some semblance of the world they knew, they’ve set out three rules to preserve themselves. Avoid the infected at all costs. Disinfect everything. The sick are already dead and can’t be saved. But when one of these rules is invariably broken, a chain of events unfurls which may exterminate the intrepid gang.

In itself Carriers is a solid and entertaining film, with some nice edge-of-the-seat moments, good production values and above average acting, but if you have seen even one or two of the more mainstream post apocalyptic virus films such as Dawn of the Dead or Resident Evil (“Don’t go in there!”), you’ll no doubt feel a niggling sense of déjà vu. It just doesn’t have an original thought to itself. Which is a shame, because I really think there is room in the genre to progress the genre. You just won’t get that from Carriers.



Link: Tweaktown