Plot: A group of students becomes trapped in a university as a virus outbreak turns everyone into hordes of flesh-eating undead.

(Note: Mild spoilers.)

First off, the negative. "Block Z", Mikhail Red's sixth feature film, has gaping plot holes. Foremost is the under-explained (if at all) cause of the deadly virus outbreak. Perhaps, this may not have to be considered as a loophole anymore. "Train to Busan" didn't bother to explain the origin of the outbreak and it somehow worked. There are other much better zombie movies that likewise left us in the dark as to what caused everyone else to become, well, zombies. So on that point, we can forgive "Block Z". Yet, some things in "Block Z" rather turn up bafflingly, like the supposed "hydrophobic" character of the undead (does the black cat provide any clue?) and the "genetic immunity" of two of the main characters (you gotta be kidding!). And what happened to the military that was earlier seen as putting under quarantine the entire university? Looks like the makers forgot to get back to them. Logic gets to fly fast out of the window in the film. But I generally don't demand much from a horror movie. As long as it manages to scare me out of my wits and doesn't bore me to tears, then we have nothing to argue about. Some things then just have to follow or become added enhancements, like an engaging story or characters to care for. "Sunod" was such a horror film, that's why I consider it to be terrific. The same thing can't be said of "Nightshift" though, that's why I think of it as a bad horror movie. Fortunately, "Block Z" isn't along the lines of that Yam Laranas movie, thus I regard it to be a reasonably good work. It's an enjoyable, handsomely-shot thrill-ride that has enough doses of blood and gore, with the director exhibiting once again his flair for nail-biting sequences. Moreover, it's a film that's not afraid to kill off its rising young stars. I honestly thought that, as with "Eerie", "Block Z" would turn out to be a merely derivative fare. Yet somehow, the film feels fresh and distinctively local. It may be argued that, except for two, all the other characters aren't given enough backstories (or probably none at all;though the film is actually good in initially establishing these disparate characters), but in a strangely pleasant way we still somewhat manage to care for them. The emotions are justifiably earned in their own way. This is most likely due to the immediate danger of the situation that the protagonists are thrust into. Joshua Garcia is such a sensitive young actor that even if he's working on a scantily-written character, he still manages to make us root for him and, in certain moments, even to move us. While Julia Barretto's "shift" in character towards the end is pleasantly surprising, something we never imagined that the actress is capable of doing in the movies (after previously seeing her in a number of rom-coms). Speaking of kick-ass ladies, I just wish we got to know what became of the lady-guard character of Dimples Romana by the end. It seems like the makers also forgot to return to her. Altogether, just don't expect "Block Z" to provide social commentary ala-"Train to Busan" or to give an inventive meta-twist to the zombie genre ala-"Shaun of the Dead". Rather, if you're going to condition yourself that all you want is to have one bloodily fun thrill-ride in the cinema, then I guess "Block Z" won't disappoint.

Crappy nonsense. Please do not watch. :(
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Panget ang pelikula! Minadali! Napakapangit ng pagganap ni Julia! Napakalamya! Hindi ako hater! Yan ang tooo! Tagalog yan!

Yung mag rate ng 5 star for sure fan ni Julia, Joshua, or the rest of the casts or fan ng ABSCBN.

Nice try. 2 stars for the effort and for that 2 jumpscares.

Mikhail could have shot it in broad daylight or with enough lighting. The film was too dark. There was a part of the movie where they tried to scare the audience ala "World War Z", with a zombie popping out of the screen but since it was too dark, it became a laughable scene.

Angel Locsin and other veteran actors could have been chosen for this big project INITIALLY. Not a hater but wrong move for casting Julia and Joshua. They are meant for romcoms.

B-Movie Zombie film. May mas-maganda pa Zombie film dito pero I'll give credit sa cinematography dahil maganda siya except sa 3rd act ng movie ang corny

For our first legit tagalog zombie film okay wag mo lang talaga expect mag like [REC] 2007 or Dawn of the Dead or Train to Busan (2016)

Sino man actor who played Melo sobra pangit ng acting niya. Yung co-stars niya nakakapadeliver kahit so-so script ginawa sa character nila.

It's a WOW, the whole casts were amazing. Lahat ng gumanap bagay sa mga role nila, Julia showed a different side of her in this movie, ibaaaa. Dimples and Ina Raymundo were also greeeaaat. Tawa, iyak, takot, yan yung mga emotions na ibibigay ng movie na to. The last few seconds ng movie will give you hope na sana magkapart-2 to.

I want to watch this cause I just saw the trailer and it’s so nice and interesting to watch