Matialth
Good concept, poorly executed.
AutCuddly
Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
Catangro
After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
Digiboy 0101
Not bad for a B-movie. Human life is not highly regarded in this flick. This is pointed out during each gore/killing scene etc. The introduction with the long nail made me laugh. I guess you need to be a bit of a sadistic person to enjoy that scene. Many other scenes like that followed and i was truly amazed by the acting as i never expected much out of this. Each character in this film seemed psychotic somehow while some totally disregarded the value of fellow (ex)human beings. I guess this is the aspect that makes people either hate or love this film. To enjoy this just don't take it too serious while watching. There is nothing personal about it.
xzentashi
I was impressed for what this film is. Low budget zombie movie fun, with some unique twists. I had low expectations going in and was pleasantly surprised.Technically it has a spit and polish I'd expect from a higher budget. The lighting, sound, shots and makeup effects are really well done. I studied martial arts 18 years and the fight choreography isn't bad either, for what it is. Hong Kong cinema it's not but it's still pretty good. And it's not a mindless zombie flick. It actually has some depth, which I'll explain.Dexy is an excellent cast, IMO. She's full figured and while she doesn't look like what would be typically sexy, she exudes sexy psychologically. Her sexiness comes not through her looks or figure (unless you like full figured women) but through her appetite for and attitude about sex. She also exudes a caring and warmth. If you had a beautiful looking actress playing that part, the subtly would've been lost, I think. Personally, I'm a fan. I thought she was great.Ross Kelly is excellent as the brooding husband, turned on, yet disturbed by his wife's antics in the bedroom as he satisfies his own desire for flesh elsewhere.Matool is the only minority in the whole movie I think, so having a Hispanic in the lead is refreshing. Being introduced so strongly I thought his character kind of got "lost" as the movie progressed.The Stink of Flesh in an interesting title in that, the people are not that different from the zombies. Both crave flesh in a mindless, animalistic way that underlines its apocalyptic theme. Zombies aren't capable of ethics or morals and in the same situation neither are the people. All that's left is a desire for flesh and survival. You can't get much more basic in human behavior than eating and having sex and having the 2 parallel in a movie was really a fascinating twist. I just wish the story was presented better.There are some things that didn't make sense (to me anyway) and it was really one of only a few things that disappointed me. I thought some good acting and an excellent premise was wasted on the lack of cohesion in the story and plot.Zombies aren't angry. There's a sadness and emptiness that belies their behavior and zombie acting really is a unique perspective. I still look to Romero's films for the ideal zombie. I did like the idea of a "hyper - 28 Days Later" type of zombie. Zombies act through physiology and eyes... if they have eyes, so I feel the zombies could've been better, but that's being totally subjective. So the makeup effects sort of overshadows the zombie acting.There really is some disturbing stuff here that I can take or leave. Again being a little disappointed in the story I would've preferred more focus on story and characters and less peripheral stuff going on that added little to nothing to the story. But nonetheless a great effort. I really enjoyed it.
christopher-underwood
Well, if ever a low budget movie ever fully achieved it's objective, this is it. At the same time feeding off every zombie film ever made this also manages to surprise and amaze. As well as astound, revolt and laugh lots. Just a wee bit let down by some flat acting here and there, this really should take nothing from this beautifully shot, excellently designed and very well SFX'd outing from a director we will here much more from. Not only does this film have some of the most squirmingly sticky/gory bits, some of the most head crunching violence but is happy to include erotic sex, social comment and never forget that whilst it's difficult to have an audience wincing and laughing at the same time, it's bloody great when it happens.
D. Ryan Mowry (SB-Films)
The Stink of Flesh is a great example of indy film-making. No, it doesn't have fancy-smancy CGI all over the place; no, it doesn't have a 50 million budget and French star; and no, it doesn't have a bruckmeimer/weinstein/lucas attached. What it does have is: *A witty, well-structured script. *Great direction and photography. *A plot. *A bunch of hard working, unpaid people making film for the love of making film. themanmythlegend who thought that this was the worst thing he's seen: what have you seen, like 4 films ever? This movie has humor, it has style, and more than that: it's different (who's mixed zombies and "alternative lifestyles" before???) and it has heart (which you can't buy, even with a 50 million budget.) So to you, mr. Legend - what have you made that's better? I'd like to see it! To everyone else who wants to make their own movies: here's a great example of what you can do with a little love!
