3/5 Not the best but definately not the worst.
  by Chris Winchester (Los Angeles Ca)
After seeing what was spent on this movie I am pretty impressed with the final results. There are three stories told in this zombie movie. You have a guy and his wife living in an apartment with the guy always typing on his computer and basically ticking his wife off. You have two vampires looking for their next meal and finally you have the a woman protecting a young man in the third setting. The vampire story and the woman protecting the young man were the stronger of the two stories.

This movie is worth a watch. It was pretty short and the camera work could have been better but all in all I thought it was a good movie. It would have been interesting to see what these guys could do with some real money. The special effects are pretty decent. There are a bunch of zombies in this movie which is good. Anyway check it out. You wont be to disappointed if you dont go into this thinking it is going to be the greatest thing in the world.

Side rant coming up. If you can do better please do. These movies are made with no budget so to speak and are made to the best of the film makers ability. I have nothing to do with this film but can see the effort put into the thing. While everyone has the right to rip apart whatever they want, you need something to back it up with other then I just wasted two hours of my life. I can come up with big budget movies that I can say this to as well. Regardless, it is a good effort if you go into it realizing that there was no major budget.

1/5 Majorly Boring!
  by Eugene F. Borg (Riverside, CA)
I enjoy Zombie movies, but the best thing about this one is the DVD cover. This wasn't a low-budget movie, this was a no-budget movie! Almost the entire film takes place in two different houses, with occassional peeks out the window at zombies shuffling around. This film was a HUGE dissapointment; I ended up fast forwarding through the last two thirds of it hoping to find something enjoyable, but alas my efforts were wasted on this film. When it was over I threw it in the trash, regretting the fact that I spent $14.99 on this no-budget boredom.

3/5 good indie film worth watching
  by B. Vargas (CA)
Not entirely the best zombie movie I've yet to see, however is unmistakably worth watching if you're interested in the independent film world. I'm pretty open to watching horror indie film (especially if it includes zombies) and thought this one was pretty interesting. Don't get me wrong it's not night of the living dead, but the bloodshed and carnage speak for itself as zombies rip apart pieces of bodies limb from limb and makes you want to see more flesh-eating scenes. The thing is, this movie isn't entirely a zombie movie, it also includes vampires and other strange concepts that I thought were pretty cool. The movie could use more slaughter scenes (I like the bowling ball scene in particular). Some concepts of this movie left you hanging and a little confused but you got the basics of it but I think it is meant to lead to a sequel... maybe? I'm unsure. If there is a sequel, I hope they include more gore and even more strange concepts but overall this movie is worth watching especially for a Halloween zombie movie night.

4/5 Low-budget genius.
  by trashcanman (Hanford, CA United States)
"Edges of Darkness" is not one tale of the zombie apocalypse, but three. And no, they don't all converge at the end. It's a storytelling format that turns out to be shockingly effective as the focus switches between several groups of survivors struggling to cope with this brave new world of the undead. It combines several different forms of social commentary (some of which is owed to Romero, some of which is not) and creates not just a story of a zombie invasion, it paints a picture of a world invaded by zombies. I was extremely pleasantly surprised by this film considering the low scores it has received. This is a perfect example of creativity trumping a big budget. I guess some people just can't get by without a shiny picture, lots of CG, and no celebrities in the cast. Their loss is our gain.

The cast of the movie is a diverse lot. One crew includes a hardcase hottie who takes in a parent with a child who turns out to be much more then anybody will suspect. Another is a married couple where the husband is so obsessed with his computer that the wife is forced to talk to and fantasize about the zombies peering into her bedroom window at night. The last primary group is two vampires who capture a bleating, sobbing girl to feed upon and find that things are not as they seem. Each story works as a self-contained narrative, but the way they are split apart and woven together is so seamless and natural that you never feel for a minute that the story is fragmented. The pacing is outstanding. It is almost scary to think of what these guys could have done with a modest budget.

So: the brutality. Well, it's fairly sparse and spread out after the wonderfully gory opening sequence, but when it's there it does not play around. A zombie father devouring his own child sound like fun? Ever wonder just how many times a woman would continue to crush the skull of somebody who killed her husband even after they were long dead? Hint: it's a LOT! Even I was appalled at some of the violence in this movie. And that is seldom a bad thing. The ladies are a lovely lot, but I'm afraid there is no graphic sex or nudity. Sorry boys. Thankfully, this one thrives even without it.

While this is a zombie film like no other, it does have a large Romero influence. Surprisingly, most of that influence has nothing to do with the legendary horror director's zombie films. The vampires in "Edges of Darkness" are not the traditional supernatural creatures of the night, but take their cues from the lesser-known Romero work Martin. Cred established. The story of the lonely wife and the computer-obsessed husband is actually the most unbelievable. It involves a supposedly experimental semi-biological computer processor that is obviously a metaphor for people allowing technology to drain the life out them, but it's a bit over-the-top, even in a movie with zombies and vampires. Plus, who would ignore their hot wife in favor of writing fiction that nobody will ever read? They could have at least had him surfing the internet or playing video games or something. Then again, his computer appeared to be from the 80's. The vampire couple's story is extremely strong in it's originality and suffers only due to the massive mystery the viewer is left with: who/what was that girl? The most ambitious is the tale of the sexy zombie huntress who winds up being captured by a group of sadistic priests and winds up becoming the protector of the the world's last hope. Or is it humanity's greatest enemy? Warning : blurry grey lines surrounding religious beliefs. This is a truly fantastic touch that elevated this film to much better then I expected even halfway in.

Throw in a bit of black comedy and you've struck micro-budget gold. The picture is subpar, but does not border on unwatchable as a lot of these kinds of independent film do. The acting is what you'd expect, but it gets the job done. I rather like the casting, and the directors (Blaine Cade and Jason Horton, who also shared writing duties) do so with a ton of style. Somebody give these two a budget! NOW! This may not be the best zombie film ever made, but it is certainly one of the most unique. Coming in at under 90 minutes, I was hungry for more. If you are of the type who can appreciate creative low-budget horror, then have a look at this. If you got this because you wanted to see Zombieland 2, you're barking up the wrong tree. Long live independent filmmaking.


1/5 ZOMBIE FANS BEWARE!
  by Explorator (Los Angeles, CA)
Zombie fans BEWARE! This is a VERY bad DRAMA - Not a zombie movie! The positive reviews HAVE to be fake (created no doubt by the producers of this dreck) because this movie is AWFUL in EVERY possible way! I love very cheap horror / B-movies and have a massive collection of them but this is just an excruciating DRAMA with non-actors sounding like they are reading directly from a very boring and pretentious script! If your idea of a good zombie movie is to hear miserable 'characters' sit around whining about how lame it is to live in a world of zombies then go for it! However if you're looking for kickass zombie mayhem you will be SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED! This wretched flick has the least amount of zombie scenes of any so-called zombie movie I can think of (and I've seen almost all of them)!!! There are 20-25 minute stretches with no zombies ANYWHERE! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! This is one of the most disappointing 'movies' I have EVER seen!