Train to Busan: Exciting zombie journey

Cast: Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-seok, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Su-an, Kim Eui-sung

Rated: 5/10

There are zombies and zombies and zombies in this Korean film which has grossed the maximum money this year if Korean film industry figures are to be believed.

The story, as you would have guesses, revolves around a train journey to Busan and the centrepiece of this crowded film is a father-daughter duo.

The zombie attack happens while the train is on its route and the director has done well to keep the attack the only focal point of the story which gets mushy here and there only to add meat to the tale.

The outbreak starts after an infection woman passenger, bitten on the leg by a zombie, infects fellow passengers. And if that is not enough, as the hapless passengers seek refuge on a midway military station, to their horror they realise that the entire Army unit which was supposed to save them, is infected too.

In the middle of all this zombie-ness, the father is shown trying his best to save his five-year-old daughter from the killer deadmen.

The film is good because it keeps the edge intact for most of its scary journey. See it if you like zombie land on the big screen because there’s gore galore in this one. 

Source: Sunday Pioneer, 23 October, 2016