I just recently saw this film at the Melbourne Film Festival & the reaction of the film was quite interesting, some of the other films I had seen got applause, but at the end of Zero Day there was no reaction at all. I'm not sure if this was because as a film the audience disliked the movie, or if the audience was still shaken by the final 5-10 minutes of the film. The scenes of the schoolyard massacre are pretty intense.
Otherwise the film can be very patchy in parts & it really does take a while to get involved in this film, maybe due in part to the rough feel of the film.
For a film containing mainly amateur acting talent, the acting standard is very high, especially Andre. It should be remembered that the character were not meant to be perfectly articulate & were meant to stumbled over their lines at times.
In response to an earlier poster who expressed their dislike of the boys "how to" segments, to me they seem like a totally logical thing for someone in their position to do & film. Remember they don't share the same logic as the rest of us!
This is a film you may only want - or need to see once - but one you will defintely have an opinion on. Worth checking out, a film you need to make up your own mind on. 6/10
Otherwise the film can be very patchy in parts & it really does take a while to get involved in this film, maybe due in part to the rough feel of the film.
For a film containing mainly amateur acting talent, the acting standard is very high, especially Andre. It should be remembered that the character were not meant to be perfectly articulate & were meant to stumbled over their lines at times.
In response to an earlier poster who expressed their dislike of the boys "how to" segments, to me they seem like a totally logical thing for someone in their position to do & film. Remember they don't share the same logic as the rest of us!
This is a film you may only want - or need to see once - but one you will defintely have an opinion on. Worth checking out, a film you need to make up your own mind on. 6/10