Wade (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has been searching
for his
daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) and he finds her when she is infected by a
zombie virus which will turn her within a matter of weeks. He is allowed to
take her home so he can say
his goodbyes as long as he brings her in when it is time, but he has made a
promise (to his first wife) to protect his daughter. As her condition worsens,
Maggie fights against
the nature of the virus while Wade wants to protect her and not do what is
needed when there is no cure for the virus.
MAGGIE is a more personal story than your traditional
zombie
movie as it focuses on a family drama about how each member within a family
unit (the father, the stepmother, and the infected daughter) deals with
it. It is a world that is controlling
the spread of the virus, but it is also a world where family members find it
hard to part with a loved one when they are infected. Arnold Schwarzenegger
manages to show the
struggle and pain of a father while Maggie has to deal with what she may have
to do (if her father can’t do it) as she spends some time with her friends after
she is finished moping around in her bedroom.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
The director’s audio commentary compares
the movie to a
Shakespeare tragedy
MAKING MAGGIE is a making-of featurette which
has interviews
with cast and crew, behind-the-scenes footage, and clips from the movie.
Interviews with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail
Breslin,
Joely Richardson, the director, and the screenwriter, but you want to watch the
movie first since the interviews are very spoilerish. Arnold
has the most to say in his interview as it is over twenty minutes as every
other individual interview is five to eight minutes each
Rounding out the extras is the theatrical trailer,
previews
for other releases from Lionsgate, and a code to download and stream a digital
HD ultraviolet copy of MAGGIE.
FINAL ANALYSIS:
if
you’re looking for an interpersonal drama instead of your usual hunt zombies
(or be attacked by them), MAGGIE is your kind of movie. It offers a different
spin on the zombie
movie.
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