Train to Busan follows an overworked dad trying to get his daughter to her mother in the Korean city of Busan. The only problem? Zombie outbreak. And not Romero Zombies, 28 Days Later fast Zombies. The outbreak hits as they are boarding the titular train and, before long, the whole train is divided into infected cars and uninfected cars (Zombies can't operate the doors that separate the cars). A whole cast becomes evident as the movie progresses with two older sisters traveling together, a man and his pregnant wife, a team of baseball players and their cheerleader and, of course, the selfish businessman who thinks nothing of throwing one of the others at a zombie to delay them. Will the train make it to Busan? Will Busan be safe once they get there? Who will live and who will die?
I really enjoyed this zombie movie. I want to say it is a solid, meat and potatoes Zombie flick but I think that undersells it a little. There is a nice emotional core with the man and his little girl. The man actually goes through a character arc in the movie, which can sometimes be rare for a horror protagonist. The budget for this must have been huge as the special effects are dead on and the zombie hordes are seemingly limitless. This has lots of gripping action and some super tense set pieces where the humans work to outsmart their infected foes.
I would strongly recommend this film.
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