Le Braaaains: Review of the French Zombie Movie Mutants

Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on February 10, 2010

Even with the acclaimed new wave of French horror filmmakers in the early 21st century, France has not had much of a history producing zombie movies outside of a few cheap Jean Rollin films of the late ’70s and early ’80s (and maybe the undead 2004 drama They Came Back). This year, however, times are a-changin’, as Mutants — and later the upcoming The Horde — hits American shores.

Granted, the creatures in Mutants are more mutants than zombies, but the film certainly borrows the zombie aesthetic for it scares (or lack thereof). It’s available on demand on IFC Festival Direct until April 20 and will presumably hit DVD sometime later this year. Until then, check out the trailer, look at some photos and read my review of Mutants.