I happened to stumble upon the 2020 horror movie "Strain 100" by random chance here late in 2022, and seeing that it was a zombie movie, of course I had to watch it. I am a big fan of all things zombie, but unfortunately the movie genre with zombies is flooded by subpar movies. So I wasn't really harboring much of any expectations to this movie.
Writers Hassan Hussein and Todd Klick managed to put together a very generic script, as "Strain 100" was essentially every zombie cliché rolled into one movie. Yeah, there were so many generic zombie tropes throughout the movie that you quickly grow tired of watching it. So "Strain 100" wasn't a particularly great foray into the zombie genre.
The acting performances in "Strain 100" were amateurish. I have to be honest here, because they were rigid, wooden and amateurish, so you're not in for a grand cinematic experience of fine thespian performances. But hey, I bet the actors and actresses had fun doing this. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in "Strain 100", and that counts for something, as that is something I do enjoy when watching movies.
Now, with "Strain 100" being a zombie movie, then we all know that good special effects is a must for movies in this genre. And director Hassan Hussein's movie did not have good special effect, not even remotely. I will say that the effects were special, that's for sure. Especially the blood spray effects, those were so horrible to look at that you can't stop laughing. It puts even 1990s computer graphics to shame.
"Strain 100" came and went without much of a groan, much less leaving a bitemark. If you, like me, enjoy zombie movies, your time, money and effort is wasted, should you opt to sit down and watch "Strain 100".
My rating of "Strain 100" lands on a generous two out of ten stars.
