A junior Govt Minister (Jonathan Moore) gets wind of a terrorist bomb plot, so
high tails it out of London and heads over to this old Govt Nuclear Bunker which
has just been re-commissioned by the military. Having grabbed some female American diplomat on
the way (Claire Spence), they arrive just as the bomb goes off and levels half of London.
Sealing themselves inside, the survivors, which includes a small group of
soldiers and the family members of some other politician, resign themselves to a
lengthy wait, hoping that help comes before the supplies and the generator runs
out.
But it seems there's something nasty lurking outside in the fallout. A couple of
soldiers go outside to check the radio mast, only to get viciously attacked.
Also, something rather large seems to be banging against the internal blast
doors and it seems that something else may have come down the ventilation shaft
and is now in the bunker with them. Realising that there is more to worry about
than just radiation, the group are forced to band together to fend off whatever
it is that's trying to get in.
Filmed at a genuine
former Govt Nuclear Bunker, whilst the
film had a lot of potential, sadly it turns out to be a prime example of a good idea poorly
done. It starts off as a kind-of post apocalyptic thriller about a small group
of survivors coming to terms with their situation, but then descends into like a
toxic zombie/slasher film towards the end. Both concepts are fine if properly
done, but the script seemed to suffer terribly, both from plot holes and huge
gaps in logic.
For example, if there's something nasty outside that's just wiped out several
heavily armed soldiers, what use is sending an unarmed woman out there to try
and find help? Even if she does manage to avoid whatever's out there, where's
she going to go? Nearby London is a nuclear wasteland, and she's in the middle
of nowhere. It's not like she can just pop to the nearby phone box and dial 999.
Also, for a cast that appears to be largely made up of working TV actors,
hardly anyone seems to know how to act.
Plus there's the somewhat abrupt ending, which looked like
there should have been at least a couple more scenes beforehand, as it leaves a quite
a few questions unanswered about what had been going on outside. Though I really
can't go into more details without spoiling the plot.
The film was by Jonathan Glendening, who also directed "Strippers Vs
Werewolves", which suffered from similar problems. Overall, I'd say this was
a bit of a disappointment, which is a great pity as this could have been a really interesting movie. Worth a watch perhaps if you like
post-apocalyptic films.
Overall Marks : 3.5/10.
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Terrifying Trivia.
The film was shot in
just 2 weeks.
First European
feature film to be shot on the Sony EX 1 HD Camera.
The film's budget was
a mere £400,000.
Gary Mavers, who
played Flight Lt Sweeney, previously starred in the British TV
series "Casualty" and "Peak Practice".
The movie was shot
almost entirely at the former Nuclear Bunker at Kelvedon Hatch in
Essex, which was one of many former Govt Bunkers decommissioned at
the end of the cold war in the mid 90's. This particular one is open
to the public as a museum and can be viewed most days.
The film was
retitled "After Crisis" for its Japanese release.
The "check point" at
the approach road to the bunker was actually filmed outside the
nearby paintball centre, which is located on the same entrance road.
Tom Cotcher, who plays Sgt Jones the engineer, used to play DC Woods in "The Bill".
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