Before Dawn

2013
4.8| 1h22m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 22 February 2013 Released
Producted By: Mitchell-Brunt Films
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An estranged couple's vacation to save their troubled relationship goes awry when they find themselves under attack from the walking dead

Genre

Horror

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Director

Dominic Brunt

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Mitchell-Brunt Films

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Before Dawn Audience Reviews

Unlimitedia Sick Product of a Sick System
ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.
Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Leofwine_draca BEFORE DAWN is a low budget, low rent zombie movie, made and filmed in Yorkshire by husband and wife team Dominic Brunt and Joanne Mitchell. Brunt is best known to viewers of UK TV as the lovable Paddy in the long-running soap EMMERDALE, so watching him battle vicious zombies in this film (which he also wrote and directed) is something of a novelty.Unfortunately the novelty value is just about all this has going for it, because boy, BEFORE DAWN is bad. I actually didn't mind the ultra slow, family drama of the first half, purely because the horror comes subtle and there's a growing sense of unease which works really well. Some nice location photography really adds to the experience and I was left with high hopes for the rest of the production.Sadly the zombie denouement is less than impressive and something you'd expect to see in the likes of shot-on-video trash like ZOMBIE CHRONICLES. Brunt unwisely employs some extreme (and ludicrous) shaky-cam effects for the zombie attack sequences, which are overblown and ridiculous. There's no zombie horde here, no shambling menace, just a story that peters out leading to an anticlimax that makes you think "that's it?". I like Brunt but a dearth of originality makes BEFORE DAWN one of the worst zombie movies out there.
Alan-jones0686 This is definitely worth a watch for anyone who enjoys the horror genre but finds mindless non stop action a bit tiring and monotonous. The film offers violence in a very cleverly measured way and ensures that its attention remains weighted to the story of the two main characters rather than getting carried away with the action and special effects (which are believable). This film does not disappoint in terms of gore if that's what you're after in horror, but it draws you into the characters' lives more than normal zombie films by keeping both the location and number of cast small, sticking to a storyline out with the apocalyptic plot and casting actors that can act. This all results in everything seeming more believable and in turn more horrifying.The original music score is very well suited to the film and each scene is assisted by a style of music which enhances the mood of the characters, scenes and film. I really enjoyed the good artistic blend of cinematography and music. Don't be put off by bad reviews. Give this film a shot and make up your own mind, just hit play with expectations of a solid story which has some zombies :-)
Jumpa1967 This movie is pretty good it. It starts out kinda slow as we get to know Alex and Meg and their marital problems. So they decide to go on a vacation or "Holiday" as we do not call it here in America As they try to sort out their troubles.Very little did they know that their troubles were miniscule in comparison to what awaits them in their very near future. I thought this was a nice & scary movie It does linger a bit in the beginning as it builds up to the first zombie encounter but it seems to do it perfectly making you sit on the edge of your seat waiting for it because you know it has to be coming soon , this approach is captivating and well executedThese zombies do not disappoint either. I can not figure out why it got a 3.6 rating on here It deserves so much more thats just off "BIG TIME" This movie should be an easy 7 Star rating. These are also the super fast zombies not the slow easy to kill lethargic ones.I can only hope for a part 2 this could be a very good series if done properly . So if you like scary zombie movies opposed to the comic relief ones This one will not disappoint you Thanks for reading my very first review ever !Just my 2¢
Duveteux I don't find zombie horror scary... in the sense I never lose sleep after watching rabid humans munching down on peoples' gooey floppy bits. I do appreciate the art of a good zombie horror, though, the essentials for a successful one and I do enjoy them when these are met. This movie ticks all the boxes.It isn't overrun with gore, no, it's not a fast-paced knock-their-blocks-off brain splattering thrill ride from the off.Zombie horror should be made in England because we have that endless amount of empty rolling countryside that is bound to be hiding some unfavourables behind that hill or that well positioned tree. It's just a matter of when they'll violently flail onto our screen. Plus we have that blunt way of approaching doomsday, reflecting our own dismal repressed lives which we smooth off with an awkward gag.OK, Shaun of the Dead it isn't, but when it picks up tempo the last half of the film runs beautifully according to the rules of good zombie flicks. You get the important bits - you can connect to the main character, you get the uncomfortable survival moment which tests human nature, you get the tidbits of end of the world humour and one or two gooey floppies. I don't know what else people want from this kind of movie..."Nana's here."