Review of Project Z

Project Z (2021)
6/10
Zombies in the Norwegian style!
4 September 2023
A bunch of young film-people are travelling to a far out Norwegian place to make a student film, a zombie movie. Let's meet some of the crew. First of course there's the director Julie (Eili Harboe), her assistant Marie (Regina Tucker) the leading actress Iben (Iben Akerlie) who is having an affair with Julie's boyfriend, Felix (Vebjørn Enger), then there are the leading male actor Arthur (Arthur Berning), crewmember Leon (Jonis Josef) and last but not least the one experienced actor Dennis (Dennis Storhøi), who won't stop talking about the time, when he was playing in the film "The 13th Warrior" together with Antonio Banderas.

Most of them really believes in the project, we see diva manners from Iben and Dennis suddenly won't play anymore, because Julie will not subnit to his idea. He changes his mind, this filming will give him a chance to film a plea to Spike Lee, he wants to be a part of his new film.

Julie's getting tired of Felix, throws him out of their common room, he seeks love in Iben's room.

During filming a meteorite is coming down to earth very close by, Felix, who films all the time, and Leon goes out to this meteorite and Leon even puts his hand into an opening in it.

Strange sounds are suddenly heard, and before long we see certain hints of a creature lurking. Soon we have the first crewmember being attacked, and then turns into a zombie.

What will happen now, will there be any survivors, if, then who?

This is a Norwegian zombie movie no less. The "real" zombie attacks only appear in the last ten minutes. As a matter of fact I prefer the first 80 minutes, where you get to know the people in their attempt to make the zombie movie.

The lead played by Eili Harboe is the actor who played so fantastic in another Norwegian film namely "Thelma". Another fun fact is, that Dennis Storhøi really did act in "The 13th Warrior".

It's supposed to be a film made out of found footage, but don't let that scare you! The best thing in the film though is the ending, as always in scary movies, there's a twist to surprise you.
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