A virus spreads through an office complex causing white-collar workers to act out their worst impulses.A virus spreads through an office complex causing white-collar workers to act out their worst impulses.A virus spreads through an office complex causing white-collar workers to act out their worst impulses.
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- 3 wins & 3 nominations
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- TriviaThe conversation between Derek and Melanie about the Dave Matthews Band wasn't in the original script.
- GoofsWhen Derek (Steven Yeun) and Melanie (Samara Weaving) gain entry into "The Reapers" office, a nail is already lodged in his desk. A few moments later, Melanie is seen shooting that very same nail into the desk, which barely misses the Reapers' hand.
- Quotes
Melanie Cross: My mother used to say that no one raindrop ever thought it caused the flood. I now know what she meant by that.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Half in the Bag: 2017 Movie Catch-up: Part 1 (2018)
- SoundtracksThe Thieving Magpie, Overture
Written by Gioachino Rossini
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music obo Boosey & Hawkes Classical
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Good, Violent Fun
A brilliant indictment of the American financial and insurance system, a primal scream against the 1%, and a hell of a good time with some inventive gore and lots of uncomfortable laughs.
The two leads here, Yeun and Weaving, should already be superstars and household names. Their rapport is fantastic, and Yeun proves that his popularity on The Walking Dead was not a fluke.
The movie is directed by Joe Lynch with a surplus of style, with the movie capturing the same manic energy in certain Scorsese films like The Wolf of Wall Street and Bringing Out the Dead.
Though the story is contained primarily to a single high-rise office building, Lynch smartly mapped his landscape early on so when the chaos starts, the audience already knows where the important players are and how they have to travel.
Though I'm glad it was picked up by Shudder, it does seem like the kind of movie that would have a long and happy cult movie life popping up on cable. I hope that it finds its long-term audience and becomes a favorite of the horror-comedy-commentary arena like its predecessor Battle Royale.
The two leads here, Yeun and Weaving, should already be superstars and household names. Their rapport is fantastic, and Yeun proves that his popularity on The Walking Dead was not a fluke.
The movie is directed by Joe Lynch with a surplus of style, with the movie capturing the same manic energy in certain Scorsese films like The Wolf of Wall Street and Bringing Out the Dead.
Though the story is contained primarily to a single high-rise office building, Lynch smartly mapped his landscape early on so when the chaos starts, the audience already knows where the important players are and how they have to travel.
Though I'm glad it was picked up by Shudder, it does seem like the kind of movie that would have a long and happy cult movie life popping up on cable. I hope that it finds its long-term audience and becomes a favorite of the horror-comedy-commentary arena like its predecessor Battle Royale.
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