StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Sabah Hensley This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

PaulinhoSouza Do not watch! What lack of creativity! Idiot mix of a group of young alcoholics who are hiding and do not have the least consistency of having a normal life, until the arrival of a new member of the group who use the comparison only by lack of memory. The unfolding of the film saves only a beautiful attempt at a photograph of the open fields. Scenes of speed to annoy, not to mention the terrible expression of the actors. Movie of spoiled teenagers.

Nigel P Borrowing themes from other sources has never been a problem for me; 'Darkest Day' is clearly influenced by British 2002 zombie classic '28 Days Later'.The first thing that struck me about this, after its fast-paced, gruesome opening, is the very flat acting on display from most of the cast. Although one gets used to the stilted delivery, it is still a stumbling block – and sadly, two of the main players Dan (Dan Rickard) and Sam (Chris Wandell) are the worst offenders. Most of the other characters are reduced to merely a few words here and there, which may or may not be a good thing. The exception is Samantha Bolter's Kate, who is excellent, believable and far more 'there' than her somewhat two-dimensional colleagues.When researching this film online, however, many of the cast are also active behind the scenes. Richard Wilkinson (James) also composed the music, Simon Drake (Will) is a second unit director and camera operator. Most prolific is Dan Rickard, who co-wrote and directed, provided digital effects and editing (as well as providing some special effects for 'The Dead (2010)' and 'The Dead 2: India (2013)').The story features Dan, who wakes up on Brighton beach, with no memory how he got there. He soon realises the world is awash with 'the infected' (the word 'zombie' is only used in the credits at the end), and becomes reluctantly taken in by a group of young people lead by physically intimidating Sam (nick-named 'Arnie' at one point). These people spend their days getting endlessly drunk, going on occasional shopping sprees, and only leaving their seaside-town home once the military discover their whereabouts and take more than a passing interest. A bond almost forms between rivals Sam and Dan as the latter, who realises the military are specifically looking for him (he was infected, but appears to have been cured), volunteers to lead the soldiers away from the group, resulting in a low-key but very effective ending.Occasionally the violently shaking camera becomes a little heady, but visually, the film looks terrifically bleak, making great use of the seafront location and economically relaying how run-down the world has become, with sparing use of overturned cars, smashed windows and forlorn streets. The Infected, although little more than bloodied performers, are persuasive in their intent; shrieking and moving at speed (and there are LOADS of them) and create the most tense scenes.Rumoured to be budgeted at £1,000, my initial misgivings about 'Darkest Day' soon became overcome with admiration that the project is as good as it is.

Tweetienator AVOID this "movie"... The makers did a lot of work to give their endeavor a boost in rating. At the time writing this review 57% of all voters rated it a 10... 248 fake accounts!? I am a big fan of walker/zombie flicks and I watched a lot. Darkest Day belongs to the worst kind: amateur-cinematography, "actors" who can't act at all. No budget. No story. I guess even no script. No nothing... If u want to waste money and/or lifetime this movie is for you. If you don't want to get ripped off just skip this piece. It's even hard to fill the 10 lines demanded for reviews cuz this movie doesn't deserve that amount of work.

emola71 Yes it's a 28 Days Later ripoff. That being said, the low budget quality adds to the greatness of the film.It's hard to create a decent film with no money. Darkest Day does just that.Interesting characters, great filming locations, all for a real low budget. If it had the budget of any other Zombie film it would be as good as the best of them.This is a must see ..especially for those who love indie films, zombie films, low budget but great films.This may be a low budget film, but the story, filming locations, action, plot, violence ...all works. It all works well.