Rampant (2018)

RAMPANT DESERVES BETTER

When I said Rampant deserves better, I do mean it. I don't get it why this movie is so underrated, nevertheless the cast and the whole story is crazy worth to watch. Well the story is typical zombie plot that we all know, but still impressively well executed. There are many zombie movies that turn into nothing due to lack of details. As in the depth of the story that leads to nonsense ending. It happened alot. But Rampant is well written and got the casts we should not doubting about, leading by Hyun Bin and his marvelous acting skill. We could see this bright, witty, yet reliable character in him that's always been well wrapped because it's Hyun Bin we're talking about, ladies and gentlemen. He's giving his all into this movie. He's slaying till the very end and when you finally see that, you know how highly dedicated he's to this. We just watch it but still getting the goosebumps and feel as exhausted as the casts trying their best to survive. That's the main attracting point of zombie movies, isn't it. This movie is intense you won't get tired of it. It's such an enjoyable zombie movies without a bunch of dumbass role and dumbass decision that could lead the story into a mess. It does give us heartbreaking moments, while remind us about the loyalty and heroic values that generally heartwarming for many in such a movie. You should give it a try. And please kindly to watch the first 15 mins carefully, in case you don't want to miss anything because it's kinda complicated at first but still worth to watch.

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Kingdom’s older brother with cheeky Hyun Bin.

Quite an enjoyable tale. One that you know the ending of from the beginning, but you still enjoy the journey itself. Nothing too deep, too complex - nothing that requires much brain power. Perfect for a fun evening.

Since I saw Kingdom first, this zombie in a historical setting did not feel as groundbreaking as it actually was. Giving credit where credit is due, even though I was personally spoiled with this fun mix of genres with Kingdom.

Except for that refreshing mix though, the movie does not really serve any innovative ideas. Stereotypical characters following the arcs we all are familiar with from other stories. It’s not exactly a bad thing - the movie is obviously made as an entertaining historical action flick and it delivers in that aspect perfectly.

The thing I had complicated feelings about was the villain and especially the moment that led to their downfall - it was both anticlimactic, leaving me with “that’s it?” feeling, but also surprisingly fitting based on how he was built from the start. Quite some time before the movie finishes we know, he won’t win - no matter what. Keeping him in the story was, from that moment, quite pointless.

I enjoyed most performances, but the one that caught my attention the most was Han Ji Eun - great emotional delivery, both when she was in the spotlight, but also during the action scenes, where she was more of a background.

While I don’t really remember the majority of the soundtrack, the instrumental that played during the big finale was amazing and perfectly fitting the scene and the great fighting choreographies.

Overall, I had fun. Could have been slightly shorter, could do with a better villain.

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