Redcon-1 (2018)

Redcon-1 is the kind of cheerfully apocalyptic movie that reminds you why zombie stories endure: not for subtlety, but for the raw, popcorn-fueled thrill of watching a doomed mission push forward anyway. Chee Keong Cheung stages the action with scrappy, infectious energy—packed with bodies, blood, and a sense that the filmmakers are having a blast turning London into a war zone where the undead don’t just shamble, they fight back. The vibe is part military siege, part grindhouse horror, with enough momentum and practical mayhem to keep you leaning in even when the odds feel hilariously impossible. If you’re squeamish or looking for prestige sci-fi, this isn’t your cure—but if you want a hard-charging B-movie that commits fully to its chaos, it delivers.

Redcon-1 is clearly trying to mash up a British zombie outbreak with a macho special-forces rescue mission, aiming for relentless momentum, big body-count action, and a “tough choices” apocalypse vibe. The problem is the execution: the dialogue is stiff, the plot beats feel heavily borrowed, and the fight scenes can come off more like choreographed posing than genuinely tense survival horror. It also leans into gratuitous gore and some crass detours, so if you want emotional weight or fresh ideas, this will likely feel like loud noise in familiar packaging. That said, if you’re happy with a low-budget, high-blood, video-game-style run-and-gun zombie romp and you don’t mind thin character work, it delivers that kind of blunt entertainment.