WFG RATING: B

Quiver Distribution presents a Minds Eye Entertainment production. Written and directed by Lowell Dean. Produced by Benjamin DeWalt, Kevin DeWalt, and Danielle Masters. Cinematography by Marc Dobrescu. Edited by Tim Thurmeier.

Stars Douglas Smith, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jonathan Cherry, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Steven Roy, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, and Frank Grillo.

A young man on a journey to find his girlfriend is set to go awry in this post apocalyptic thriller from director Lowell Dean.

When an apocalypse begins in a small town, Ethan and his girlfriend Emma make an attempt to escape town. However, losing control of the car, they get into an accident. Emma is missing and Ethan wakes up with amnesia. Having dreams of the accident, Ethan awakens in the home of Mae, a survivalist. Desperate to find Emma, Ethan asks Mae for his help. At first reluctant, Mae ultimately decides to help him.

As the duo trek across the land, they experience the zombies that have plagued the planets, newer victims who slowly turn into plants when they die, as well as other survivors. Some of the other survivors have good agendas, others not so much. As the journey continues, Ethan begins to slowly gain his memory back, or is he? As he questions things about Emma and the apocalypse, he begins to realize that the reality he lives in now may not be the reality he is hoping for, but one question remains. Will he be able to reunite with Emma? 

Taking over a decade from story idea to production, Lowell Dean takes the post apocalyptic journey film and meshes a buddy action film mixed in with the likes of zombies, plant people, and adds some very intricate twists to the story in terms of the protagonist Ethan, who is in a desperate search for his girlfriend in a world he never would imagine to experience after a car accident leaves him with no memory.

Douglas Smith shines and drives the film as the amnesiac Ethan. We see him desperately trying to find his girlfriend and finds clues here and there to prove she may be alive, or possibly not. In one scene, he finds a phone with a message left by her and warns him that she may not be able to be found and from there, the battery dies. This just triggers him to find her at all costs. He seems more like a lost puppy trying to find his way, but that’s a good thing as it allows for his character to develop as the film goes on. 

As for Carrie-Anne Moss, she is excellent as Mae, the headstrong survivalist who at first has no interest only to become Ethan’s one and only ally in the journey to find Emma. She goes as far as keeping some of her own zombies on her farm, including one named Merle, all covered with cobwebs. Jonathan Cherry shines as the character of Tom, a fellow survivor who shows up at the farm looking for his missing wife. It is clear Tom’s agenda may not be one of hope, but more in a ruthless faction. To add to the mix, Ethan’s flashbacks soon reveal that the reality he is in now may have been caused by his past, especially when it comes to a cameo by Frank Grillo as a man named Kai. As if that’s not crazy enough, as we follow Ethan on his journey, the final minutes are jaw-dropping and ultimately make this a film worth watching. 

Die Alone is a pretty good apocalypse film driven by Douglas Smith and Carrie-Anne Moss in the lead roles. The twists via flashbacks are great but the finale is one of the most shocking and makes the film worth checking out. 

The film will be released in select theaters, VOD, and Digital on October 18.