Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Fantastic!

Absolutely the worst movie.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

This movie starts off like so many other zombie movies. Which made me fall into a unhappy funk. Then the movie shows some real heart by showing the survivors as real people not just stereotypes. This is the part I found so appealing. The Main characters are flushed out. You see them as people you may know in real life. Know actors that I can say I recognized. The movie unfortunately has a major issue about feeling small. The movie towards the end definitely has a small budget feel . The climax was very anti climatic in feel. This was the one thing I didn't particularly care for. Not a lot of twist really but a solid story and good acting. Worth a watch.

An explosion in a chemical facility releases a deadly toxin that affects the human nervous system, causing much of the population to become uncontrollably aggressive. Trapped in the danger zone, Jim (Jay Hayden) finds refuge in a nearby farm building, but after a narrow escape from one of the victims, he accepts an invitation to join a small group of survivors—Scott (Scott Lilly), Julie (Kathryn Todd Norman) and Ix (Tori White)—who are holed up in a nearby warehouse. Together, they try to keep those affected by the toxin at bay until help arrives.These days, anyone with a few friends, a camera and a computer can become a horror film-maker, with the zombie/infected sub-genre being the easiest to exploit judging by the glut of low-budget undead crap-fests released in recent years on DVD for the unsuspecting horror fan to chance upon.As part of a three movie DVD set that I bought for a pound, I fully expected State of Emergency to be one such steaming turd of a movie. However, I was happy to be proved wrong: thanks to a smart script that delivers plausible characters behaving in a believable fashion, assured handling from writer/director Turner Clay, realistic dialogue, a leisurely but atmospheric approach, and mostly decent performances (only Scott Lilly's rather wooden performance lets down the side a bit), this turned out to be one of the better low-budget zombie/infected movies I've seen over the years.Clay's script manages to stay away from many of the clichés prevalent in the genre: the action takes a back seat to the involving drama, every character is likable—there are no stereotypical douche-bags among the survivors—and we get an upbeat ending for a change. The movie's early scenes, in which Jim finds himself alone in a deserted, wind-battered farm building, prove particularly effective, Clay making great use of his isolated location, wringing every ounce of tension from the set-up, each flickering light, deep shadow and unfamiliar noise adding to the suspense.

While looking for something apocalyptic to watch, I stumbled on this and, after reading the many positive reviews, decided to access it on Netflix. Boy did I make a mistake. The reviews are correct, this isn't a zombie movie, as the people who have been exposed to a chemical leak are just rage filled (sound familiar) lunatics who only want to kill. I really don't know what movie (which this barely qualifies as) were watching, but it couldn't have been this. A derivative of 28 Days Later, this film is boring, unoriginal and has an incredibly lame ending. I don't even think this would count as a film school project. Just poor execution all around, and not one original idea in it. For an apocalyptic completist only.

In Montgomery County, the couple Jim (Jay Hayden) and his fiancée Emilie (McKenna Jones) is ready to go to work when there is an explosion of a chemical plant in the outskirts of the town. Soon Montgomery County is in quarantine and under siege by the army and people turn into zombies. Jim and Emilie escape from the town, but they have a car accident and Emilie is deadly wounded. They arrive in a farmhouse, but Emilie dies. Jim receives a phone call and a man named Scott (Scott Lilly) invites him to move to the tobacco warehouse close to the house where he is. Jim meets Scott and he introduces his wife Julie (Kathryn Todd Norman) and the unfriendly and weird Alex "Ix" (Tori White). Along the days, they become friends while they wait to be rescued by the marines. Will they survive?"State of Emergency" is a surprisingly good and dramatic low-budget horror movie. The plot has great character development, good story of sympathy and friendship, but very few zombies; therefore fans of zombies will certainly be disappointed. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Código Vermelho" ("Red Code")