Patient Zero est un film réalisé par Stefan Ruzowitzky avec Matt Smith (XI), Natalie Dormer. And that a pharmaceutical company, or something in the industry, must be behind this terrorist group, in it for the money. When it finally does swing into macabre matters, the switch feels like a sudden shock even though the movie quietly conditions us for horror all along. The best thing I can say about “Castle Freak” 2020 is that it feels like a “lost” Full Moon feature from the 1990s, and I mostly mean that as a compliment. I’m often unforgiving when it comes to inconsiderate cellphones illuminating a darkened multiplex mid-movie. Joe is then put into a room with five other candidates to decide who the leader of the new team will be, big and tough looking guys from Marines, Force Recon, and the like. An infected former University of Minneapolis professor named Michael gets loose in the facility’s crematorium. 2. The three of them recover Gina’s research samples and escape into the bunker’s ventilation system. How as the disease transmitted during the epidemic? Morgan and Gina ride away on a motorcycle with infected in pursuit. The best resource for genre movie reviews and horror pop culture. “Patient Zero” can’t come up with any inspired scenes, effects, performances, or pieces to sustain its setup. At the crab plant, Echo team is on a look-and-see mission only, with Alpha and Bravo on back-up. Instead of a juicy DeNiro/Pacino faceoff, we get an imitative Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter knockoff. “Songbird” is something of a cinematic cousin to that celebrity cover of ‘Imagine,’ i.e. With Morgan matched against Michael, a cagily cunning captive who may know the truth about the titular MacGuffin, “Patient Zero” makes the tête-à-tête between Matt Smith and Stanley Tucci its main attraction. He was funding El Mujahid and his wife Amirah to just threaten the USA with this horrible disease so they would make billions developing the cure, but was betrayed when they wanted to actually release the plague to kill the western world. Studio:       Screen GemsDirector:    Stefan RuzowitzkyWriter:       Mike LeProducer:  Vincent NewmanStars:     Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer, John Bradley, Clive Standen, Colin McFarlane, Agyness Deyn, Stanley Tucci, James Northcote, Frederick Schmidt. Rudy then vanishes, taken by the DMS to the warehouse, and Joe heads out to rescue him. Immortal, able to keep his consciousness and higher brain functions. Then the situation trades down for the simplistic soap opera dramatics of an unexpected pregnancy and a self-sacrifice lacking emotional punch. When you see Bruce Willis in straight-to-streaming schlock, you know your money would be better spent by donating to a presidential campaign for Foghorn Leghorn. These ancient and widespread stories that explain disease and misfortune link to the popular stories of a "patient zero" still told today. He is welcomed inside, taken to Mr. Church, sees Rudy with a gun to his head, and is forced to agree to join the DMS in their fight on terror. Over the course of his tense confrontation with Morgan, Michael recalls how he transformed before killing his wife and daughter. Afterwards Joe is introduced to Major Grace Courtland a former SAS member on semi-permanent load to the DMS. Movie: Contagion Critical Thinking Assignment 1. Who is patient zero? 4. 7. This would-be marquee draw never gains ground because the movie contentedly gives up on initial attempts at originality to go forward with half-baked efforts on virtually every front. Marking the third, and probably final, film in the Cabin Fever series, Patient Zero is a forgettable entry in a frankly forgettable franchise. The last remaining medical and military personnel struggle to find a cure after a super-strain of rabies infects most of the global population. There, a scrappy female scientist desperate to engineer a vaccine regularly butts heads with an alpha male soldier who’d rather shoot every dangerous test subject than round them up for research. When a group of friends enjoying a bachelor cruise in the Caribbean stumble upon a research facility on a remote island, a deadly virus is unleashed. Gina, Morgan, and Janet eventually confront Michael. “Psycho Goreman” is kind of a kooky kid flick for adults who fondly remember ‘The Neverending Story’ and want to see dark fantasy like that with the gnarliness ratcheted up to 11. US cover for Patient Zero - first book in the Joe Ledger series. Had I seen “Patient Zero” in a theater, I would have made sympathetic exceptions for anyone tempted to tap a handheld screen out of disinterested boredom. Patient Zero tells a story of love and politics in a dystopia torn apart by a mysterious illness. Echo Team witnesses horror at the meatpacking plant, scientists pushing walkers towards screaming children, and in a moment of rage, Echo team runs in guns blazing to take down the enemy and save as many kids as they can. Church explains the possibility of other terrorist cells with potential zombies out there, and says he may be in touch in the future for help. 6. Patient zero is a term used to describe the first human infected by a disease. Film Patient Zero, directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. They learn their ambush at the plant was all a set-up to make them think their new information was legit. Gina regularly clashes with Colonel Knox, whose Army Rangers are assigned to facilitate the science team’s needs. Patient Zero is a 2018 science fiction horror film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky and written by Mike Le. He reluctantly goes with them knowing he could easily escape if he had to, wondering if this is about the warehouse raid his task force had done the week before. Gina is forced to shoot Knox when he refuses to let her go back into the bunker to recover her research. “Patient Zero” ridiculously races to its credit scroll too, hoping the rush can hide the fact that a proper ending isn’t included. Morgan is surprised to discover that Michael does not become enraged when music plays like other infected do. Sensing Gina is pregnant, Janet sacrifices herself to the infected so that Morgan and Gina can escape to the surface together. Rudy believes him, and they both spend days trying to find information regarding Church, the DMS, and prion diseases causing zombies to no avail. Based on Justin Cronin’s novel trilogy of the same name, The Passage was adapted for the small screen by The Orville producer Liz Heldens. Morgan interviews a test subject nicknamed “Joe Cocker” in an attempt to locate patient zero. Patient Zero is the usual terminology for the first patient tested or infected with an outbreak -style infection, (in the comic's case, a zombie outbreak,) like in the movie Outbreak, which is not the main inspiration for this comic, except maybe the title. … Expand Stymied by a stale script who slimness must mean it was shredded to ribbons (otherwise its 2013 Blood List appearance sparked a perplexingly undeserved bidding war), both men quickly run out of room to craft anything captivating out of cheapened characterizations and questionable creative choices. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. We learn than a man named Porter (Sean Astin) is the title "patient zero," immune to the disgusting disease and held prisoner by a doctor (Currie Graham) desperate to use his blood for a cure. Obviously, Matt Smith plays the role of Morgan. We learn this is generation three of the pathogen. Following a group of scientists hiding in a nuclear silo and looking for the disease’s first infected in order to create a vaccine or cure, it has many of the touches of … “Patient Zero’s” zombies aren’t technically zombies. Having to put down a turned child, Joe and Echo are even more enraged, and demand to hit the second site ASAP. What role did social media play in the outbreak? Morgan refuses. Joe, Bunny, and Top respond first on site to put down the threat with minimal losses. Predictable events continue with an overrun of infected, a cowardly killing, and a perilous escape through, what else, ventilation ducts. It is the third installment in the Cabin Fever series and … What were the origins of the virus? Not only does that make Morgan’s blood unique for administering temporary inoculations, it makes Morgan the only person capable of communicating with the infected. The final fight takes place in a room where a six-foot-long metal spike happens to be conveniently positioned at a perfect height for impaling a person’s chest. With the knowledge of at least one traitor in the facility and a bitten soldier, Echo team is sent out to hit the second site immediately. Unfortunately, as in the case of HIV’s Patient Zero and in Emile’s case, Patient Zero is the first, or one of the first casualties of the disease. When they capture the intelligent The Professor (Stanley Tucci), they learn that the infected breed is also seeking out their patient zero and Morgan is the one. Church returns to the DMS base called the Hanger in Floyd Bennett Field, and leaves Joe and Grace in charge of the Warehouse in Baltimore. A super-strain of rabies jumped species to infect humans, turning anyone afflicted into a “28 Days Later”-type maniac hellbent on tearing flesh with teeth and bare hands. Top battles with Skip, who turned out to be the traitor, while Joe takes down El Mujahid in an intense close-quarters fight that ends with Joe taking off Mujahids’ head with the blade of a table top paper cutter. at impatient complaints over SXSW's online RSVP hiccups. Cabin Fever: Patient Zero is a 2014 German-American horror film directed by Kaare Andrews and written by Jake Wade Wall. Morgan rescues Knox from Michael before soldiers take the infected professor captive for interrogation. The disease they have can either be viral or bacterial and it is usually the least mutated form of the illness. Many scientists and officials do not like the term and they try to avoid the term all together. Patient zero is the initial patient in the population to develop the infection. And knowing who the HIV Patient Zero was didn’t bring us any close to the cure. She and Mr. Church explain to him what the DMS is, their tool MindReader, and the disaster at St. Michaels, where their first zombie outbreak got out of control. https://theledgerfiles.fandom.com/wiki/Patient_Zero?oldid=4097. I understand this film didn’t have a very big budget, but director Kaare Andrews does a great job with the money he had at hand. A potentially complicated love triangle involving Gina, Morgan, and Morgan’s infected wife who is cognizant yet undead briefly teases a fresh take on the “what if my transformed loved one can be turned back?” trope. Well, it also describes 2018 thriller “Patient Zero,” a movie mimeographed so heavily from George A. Romero’s zombie classic, it could almost be considered a remake. Morgan goes off alone to rescue Janet. Has no real ending. Suddenly, the zombies being held for study by the DMS get out of the lab and attack the staff. - Terms of Use - Privacy Policy. "Cabin Fever: Patient Zero" lacks the personality and humor of Eli Roth's debut feature, but it delivers in droves on the grisly brand of payoffs for which his original film is known. With the majority of the global population infected by a super-strain of rabies dubbed “Mad Dog Disease,” the few remaining medical and military personnel bunker with refugees in a hidden subterranean silo. Gina moves to shoot Janet because she might fully transform, but Morgan convinces Gina to back down. Patient Zero is an action horror film set against the outbreak of a deadly virus that threatens to wipe out the human race. Well, it also describes 2018 thriller “Patient Zero,” a movie mimeographed so heavily from George A. Romero’s zombie classic, it could almost be considered a remake. It was first published in March 2009 by St. Martins Griffin. Morgan realizes that Pete and Michael allowed themselves to be captured so that they could find and broadcast the survivors’ location. Culture Crypt is the most reliable website for genre movie reviews and the best in popular culture, specializing in independent horror film entertainment. Through his interrogations of forcibly restrained test subjects, Dr. Gina Rose attempts to trace the outbreak’s origins. Chewing on an indeterminate American accent seemingly meant to sound vaguely like Mark Wahlberg, Smith portrays a typically confident, fast-talking intellectual. That he was not in fact, “Patient Zero”, but Patient 54 — or Patient O (for Out of Country) and likely one of many men at the centre of similar clusters across the U.S., was shocking. On a hunch, Morgan reexamines Pete Townshend and discovers a transmitter embedded inside his body. But that’s like saying drowning is better than immolation or strangulation when asked to choose between three ways of dying. Gina discovers she is pregnant with Morgan’s baby. They are forced to rest for few hours first; it’s been a long and traumatizing day. Although Eli Roth’s first film had its moments it wasn’t something that had you clamouring for more so the fact that it has managed to spawn a couple of sequels (with a remake reportedly on the way) is quite impressive. With his anger boiling over, Knox suddenly executes Joe out of frustration, creating more animosity between Knox and Gina. The film stars Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer, Stanley Tucci, Agyness Deyn, and Clive Standen. Joe is then put into a room with five other candidates to decide who the leader of the new team will be, big and tough looking guys from Marines, Force Recon, and the like. You think a down website is inconvenient? CABIN FEVER: PATIENT ZERO is shot well and looks great onscreen. The American, action, horror, drama genre movie casting includes Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer, Clive Standen, Agyness Deyn, Stanley Tucci, and others. Story is incomplete/makes very little sense. Gwyneth Paltrow’s character Beth Imhoff is patient zero. Knox shoots Pierce so that the infected swarm him, allowing Knox to escape into an elevator with Gina. In that regard, “Patient Zero” may be a more tolerable watch than any of the “official” “Day of the Dead” sequels/prequels/reboots. The drama is explained away by their dire situation, and Rudy joins up with the DMS as well. I probably would have leaned over for a look myself, since odds favor that a quick check of current weather conditions would reveal a more meaningful mystery than this movie has. Joe has a hunch on an impending attack, a possibility from the intel they’ve found. “Patient Zero’s” additional deviations from the broad strokes of Romero’s influence feature Morgan, an infected man who curiously hasn’t turned. Of course, that opens the door wide for Tucci’s slyer antagonist to boil Morgan’s cooled temperament into frustrated hotheadedness using smug smirks and cryptic conversation. Much like Andrews’ previous film ALTITUDE, this picture relies on suspense and intensity just as much as it does on special effects to scare you. Infected infiltrate and overrun the bunker. In turn, I can’t come up with any more creative adjectives for describing it besides “average” at best and “derivative” at worst. Abruptly out of gas, the immaterial flick fades to black with laughably tacked-on narration from Matt Smith, echoing Roger Meyers explaining Poochie’s sudden disappearance with, “I have to go now, my planet needs me.”. As most of the world’s population continues transforming into violent hordes of rabid infected, the last remaining medical and military personnel bunker in a cavernous underground shelter. Over Knox’s objections, Pierce agrees with Gina’s proposal to sweep Minnesota for patient zero. Worst of all, “Cabin Fever: Patient Zero” is a film without enough surprises. Patient zero is a term used to describe the first human infected by a disease. Does that summary sound like 1985’s “Day of the Dead” to you? The movie itself is thoroughly worthy of a zero. Starring Ryan Donowho, Brando Eaton, Jillian Murray, Mitch Ryan, Lydia Hearst and Sean Astin. Despite performing an immediate amputation of Scooter’s arm, Scooter turns rabid. Obviously aiming for sequels that might explain the plot of this movie, but it's a commercial failure so it won't get any. Her assistant is Morgan (Matt Smith), who was bitten by an infected but has not changed, is the only non-infected human capable to talk to and understand the infected ones. She got sick in Hong Kong, by the time she was on a plane home, she. Hoping to engineer an antivirus from his/her blood, Dr. Gina Rose of the CDC leads a research team desperate to pinpoint the infection’s patient zero. A fight breaks out between Michael, Morgan, Janet, and Gina until Morgan impales Michael on a metal spike. Astin puts a subdued mania into the role that takes exactly the amount needed from pools of emotionally broken family man, frustrated test subject, and potentially dangerous psychopath. 3. - As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. They are last seen taking a Red Cross boat away, with fake identities, covered in bandages and burns. For the activists and scientists who have been trying to clear Patient Zero’s name for decades, the fact that the myth persisted for so long should serve as a warning. Another infected captive, oddly more sentient than the rest, could hold the key to finally uncovering a cure. Had contact with several people even before she started showing symptoms. 5. A Seattle detective and a biologist are on the run from a dangerous invisible assassin gone rogue. The director from Homeland, Robert Howell Lee, attempted to kill himself, being a mole for the terrorist group, but was revived and questioned by Church. Morgan nicknames the next test subject “Pete Townshend.” Pete gets loose and bites Gina’s research assistant Scooter. A modern update of Day of the Dead, Patient Zero is a frightening horror-thriller. Information is the most important thing they need now. Patient Zero is a bonus campaign for HITMAN™, introduced in the Game of the Year Edition of the game.The campaign includes four new missions from revisited Season One locations and features its own standalone storyline. They interview Linden Brierly, regional director of the secret service, and Robert Howell Lee director of special operations for the FBI/Homeland joint command, to get info on the event and the men they sent to the DMS when Church was first building it up, searching for their traitor. With how terrible things went down, Echo team is called to move out immediately, before they can even start their first bit of training, to hit the newly found site of another cell with potential zombies. Gina finds Morgan and Janet. Although Morgan is now in a romantic relationship with Gina, he regularly visits Janet, who is held as a captive test subject while being administered temporary vaccines engineered from Morgan’s unusual blood. Now a group of survivors must band together to survive the quarantine. They bring him to see a man named Mr. Church who wants him to audition for a position in his new organization, an ultra-secret counter-terrorism group called the Department of Military Science (DMS).