![]() ![]() There’s even a throwdown between a woman who looks like she’s been flipped inside out, displaying red, raw tissue where pasty skin should be, and her ghoulish looking zombie adversary – like a horror themed version of Mortal Kombat. Jillian Murray attempts to inject some hormonal glue to bind the group together, playing Ryan’s friend and Eaton’s lover, but her glory is short lived as we all know the fate of female characters in Cabin Fever movies – she’s essentially the Karen (Jordan Ladd) of Cabin Fever: Patient Zero. Ryan Donowho accompanies Mitch as his right-hand sidekick, who achieves more character success, and Brando Eaton provides an overly muscular frat-head for everyone to chuckle at with social pity, but there’s a strange dynamic between the group at times – like they don’t belong together. I never felt that charismatic machismo or scene carrying strength as Marcus struggled to keep his friends alive, running a strange range of emotions that border on dumbstruck to sarcastically unfunny. Stars do their best to captivate, but Mitch Ryan struggles as lead hero Marcus. Even if you were the most dedicated scientist in all the land, would you infiltrate a sick patient’s quarantine cell without a hazmat suit knowing full well you’d die if infected? Here’s a man covered in popping pustules, oozing all types of fluids, visibly sick, and protection is the last thing on your mind? I understand our virus has to be spread somehow, but means of expansion seem forced and staged – as even characters confusingly exclaim “I don’t know how it got out, I just work here! I don’t know the structural design of the lab!” Cabin Fever: Patient Zero begs for a tighter script, but Andrews does his best to work around “Horror 101” grade material. ![]() There’s a clear definition between sexual slapstick comedy and dark, atmospheric chills, and while Roth’s original vision emphasizes more terror, Andrews strikes a favorable balance while threatening uncontrollable chaos.Ĭharacters can’t escape their own obvious fates either, as we shake our heads in disbelief at some decisions. Never getting as dreadfully asinine as Spring Fever, Andrews and writer Jake Wade Wall establish a goofy crew of partying hardbodies, but hints of a global pandemic loom ominously overhead. Roth’s original abides by indie guidelines like a good little thriller should, “Ti West’s” Spring Fever settles for unfunny campiness, and Cabin Fever: Patient Zero aims for a tonal combination right smack in the middle. I mean, this is a disaster horror movie – I think you can predict what happens next…Ĭomparing the Cabin Fever trilogy is like comparing apples to grenades, as each film has established itself in a completely different light. Meanwhile, on the same deserted island, Marcus (Mitch Ryan) celebrates his last day of bachelorhood with a close group of friends – tourists unaware of the experiments being conducted only a short distance away. Porter is still just a rat in a cage – unless he can escape. Porter’s imprisoned nature starts to drive him insane. Yes, scientists finally have their patient zero, but after losing his family, Mr. ![]() Porter (Sean Astin), an immune, infected man. Spreading itself through liquids – lakes, streams any body of water – we’re finally given our first glimpses of hope in a new character named Mr. Since ruining a friendly vacation and eating through a prom, officials are still struggling to contain the hungry virus causing so much devastation.
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