Carriers (2009)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Directors:

Àlex Pastor
David Pastor

Writers (WGA):

Àlex Pastor (written by) &
David Pastor (written by)

Release Date:

2 September 2009 (Indonesia)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Horror

Plot:

Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus. |

Plot Keywords:

Pandemic | Viral | Virus | One Word Title

Cast

Lou Taylor Pucci	...	Danny
Chris Pine	...	Brian
Piper Perabo	...	Bobby
Emily VanCamp	...	Kate
Christopher Meloni	...	Frank
Kiernan Shipka	...	Jodie
Ron McClary	...	Preacher
Mark Moses	...	Doctor
Josh Berry	...	Survivalist #1
Tim Janis	...	Survivalist #2
Dale Malley	...	Survivalist #3
Dylan Kenin	...	Tom
LeAnne Lynch	...	Rose
Jan Cunningham	...	Passenger
Mary Peterson	...	Laura Merkin

Also Known As:

The Untitled Pastor Brothers Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing content and language. (edited for re-rating)

Runtime:

USA:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Ivy Boy Productions

Best horror movie this year, go see it now!

It sounds like nothing too special and it's only PG-13 but this movie is brutal. The acting is great, usually in a horror movie about young people dying the actors just terrible, but these actors, both major and minor, are fantastic. It's more than just "look scared!" "act cocky!" "act snooty!" Everyone has a real human range of emotion, this movie will break your heart at least a couple of times. It dares to stare in to the souls of the victims and the actors pull it off great. Of course having great dialog helps too.

The writing and story are very well thought out. This movie has a lot to say about being human. Make no mistake that it is bleak and it is terrifying. I felt real danger and tragedy in their situations. Sure it's PG-13 and lacks the horror of mutilated corpses and whatnot, but it's doesn't need it, it is scary enough on its own. It could have very easily gone the zombie route as far as the infected go but that would have castrated the emotions of the story. It's also partially a Body Horror movie, since it's about a virus that can take a few days to show up in its victim and is airborne. It analyzes the terror of wondering if you're infected, constantly searching your body for signs and being afraid of not only other people, but of yourself and what you can do to your friends. It also explores what inhuman lengths people will go to preserve their survival. It's not about the death of humankind, it's about the death of humanity.

This movie scared me and made me very uncomfortable but I think it only works if you really let it put its hooks in to you. It's not the greatest movie ever but it deserves so much more recognition than it's receiving right now.

GO SEE THIS MOVIE IN THE THEATER WHILE YOU STILL CAN!