Daylight's End

It's nice to have a familiar face in Daylight's End, like Lance Henriksen or Louis Mandylor, but even in their case it's not really a big deal. Lance is often simply in a scene for decoration, which seems a bit unfair to him. But he couldn't have gotten a proper role in this film, because the film itself goes downhill as the runtime progresses. Although it certainly didn’t start off badly. (05.09.2018)

I've lasted an hour and I don't have the strength to finish this film, in fact I don't even see any reason why. William Kaufman is a ordinary director who has only made one watchable film, Sinners & Saints, the rest are mediocre to below average B-movies watched by "chosen" fans. I only got about two action scenes in that hour and they were so uninteresting that I found the fly flying around the light more entertaining. The blood effects are funny, the gunshots sound like Airsoft and the cheesy look only enhances this shit. The look of the zombies is ordinary and the characters are wannabe badass, well, in short, very uninteresting, like the arguments on the TV show Big Brother. As if the bag of shit wasn't already big enough, it's also relentlessly boring. A film only for very undemanding fans. I'm not giving it a Boo! Rating only because I haven't seen the remaining half hour, but I believe my rating wouldn't change significantly. 10% (04.08.2016)

The name William Kaufman might not mean much to many people, but I remembered it after watching Sinners and Saints, which was a very above-average B-movie in its category. I was thus looking forward to Daylight’s End, especially since the Kaufman-Strong collaboration worked well once before. This time, the film comes at things from a slightly different angle. You can tell it didn’t have a big budget, but for 2 million dollars, it’s a decent watch. A post-apocalyptic world ruled by the undead isn’t a bad setting. The best aspect here is undoubtedly the charisma of the main character, who doesn’t say much throughout the film, but I liked him nonetheless. The role fit Johnny Strong like a glove. I also want to praise the shootouts, which are filmed clearly and smoothly, making it easy to follow. The downside of the film is the story—there’s no explanation for where the infection came from, and overall, it’s a bit simple. Some of the actors and their performances in tense moments were also cringe-worthy. Still, I had fun. It’s an enjoyable watch when you want to shut off your brain, and I give it 66%. (13.05.2017)