Carriers

2009 "The rules are simple. You break them, you die..."
6| 1h24m| PG-13| en
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A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. Four friends race through the back roads of the American West on their way to a secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal their fates.

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Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!
WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
merceplucas Carriers is no boundary-pusher. It's not the most unique concept, its writing isn't stellar, its young adult actors aren't prodigies, its soundtrack won't move you, and the cinematography isn't outrageous. It's simply decent. After watching it my main thought was "at least it wasn't another zombie movie." If you're tired of summer blockbusters (and I mean, who wouldn't be?) throw this on to kill an hour or two.
Jackson Booth-Millard I knew this was some kind scary movie, and I may have seen the poster once before, from the title I had my guesses what the concept would involve, as for what I would make of it, I had my expectations, but I did watch it. Basically the world has been devastated by an infectious virus outbreak that has spread across the world, killing almost the entire population, the virus is spread by breath, anyone carrying the disease is virtually doomed. Brian Green (Star Trek's Chris Pine), his girlfriend Bobby (Coyote Ugly's Piper Perabo), his brother Daniel "Danny" (Evil Dead's Lou Taylor Pucci) and their friend Kate (Emily VanCamp) are heading to Turtle Beach in the Southwestern United States, in the hope of finding somewhere to settle until the virus dies out. They follow a strict set of rules they believe will keep them alive and stop them becoming infected, but when their car breaks down on the road they are forced to go against these somewhat, they negotiate with a man called Frank (Bound's Christopher Meloni). He is also stranded without gas and trying to get his daughter Jodie (Kiernan Shipka) to the hospital, she is infected with a disease of some kind, it is unclear if it is the same virus they are trying to avoid, they travel together, with the back area of the car sealed by a plastic cover to stop potential infection. During the journey the group are given many moral dilemmas to contend with, including Bobby accidentally infected trying to help Jodie, and in kissing Brian passing infection onto him, and in the end events take a downward spiral until only Danny and Kate are left, they reach Turtle Beach, it is unclear whether they find salvation. Also starring Ron McClary as Preacher, Dylan Kenin as Tom, LeAnne Lynch as Rose, Mary Peterson as Laura Merkin and Mark Moses as Doctor. The cast all do their parts fine, the story is nothing new, a deadly pandemic wiping out most of humanity and a band of survivors travelling and fighting to survive, this does not spend a lot of time with gruesome bloody sequences, it is more about the paranoia, so it does have a bleak atmosphere, I will admit I did not concentrate fully, as it was predictable, but I can see it as a reasonable post-apocalyptic horror. Worth watching!
Igor Henrique The post-apocalyptic atmosphere around "Carriers" makes us remind The Walking Dead, even though its focus is a little bit different in relation to the series, once there isn't any zombie featured in. Besides that, spectators have to take in account that plot is mainly centered on the decisions in which characters have to make in face of hard situations featured throughout the movie, what is a clear evidence we are faced with a dramatic thriller and not necessarily a horror movie. It's even unknown, for example, where the virus came from and how outbreak really ends. In fact, the movie's greatest aspect is that it makes us reflect, in a realistic way, on how it'd be if people actually had to live in a post- apocalyptic world, without government, social organization or even food. And what about familiar and sentimental ties? Luckily, author of the film leaves out any fictional, boring and overused Zombie theme. Besides that, Road movies are always welcome and this is surely one of best out of 'em.
Leofwine_draca I'm a huge fan of post-apocalypse movies, so CARRIERS was a given: a deadly airborne virus, a car full of survivors struggling to survive in a desperate and lonely world…yada yada yada, let's get moving with it. Unfortunately for me, Carriers turns out to be dead in the water. It's a soulless, pointless, plot less little exercise in human drama that offers nothing new and goes absolutely nowhere with it.It does start off mildly interesting, as our protagonists (four twentysomething friends) stumble across a father caring for his infected daughter. There are genuine moments of tension along the way with this sub-plot, and you watch wondering how things turn out. Sadly, this plot is jettisoned after a time, and the storyline develops no further. Instead, the film seems content to dwell on listless moments of inanity. The characters sit around drinking or knock golf balls through windows (Fight Club this ain't). They argue, have sex, and have a run-in with some completely generic guys-in-biohazard-suits who seem to show up in every film like this. It all ends in an overblown, mountain-out-of-a-molehill climax that seems to think it's powerfully shocking when, in fact, it's quite simply passé.It seems that American films have lately got stuck in a rut, casting their movies with obnoxious characters (I'm thinking of CHRONICLE) who spoil what have the potential to be otherwise good movies. Certainly, Chris Pine is one of the most unappealing leads I've seen in a while (he acts as pretty much the same type of one-dimensional hot-headed jerk that he played in STAR TREK) and the rest barely get a look in; Emily Van Camp, who might well be the best actor present, has about all of ten lines to contend with.Like I said, I love post-apocalypse movies…but this non-starter is nothing more than a test of patience.