By Day's End

2020

Action / Horror / Romance

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95%
IMDb Rating 3.1/10 10 193 193

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Plot summary

A lesbian couple's efforts to mend their deteriorating relationship are put on hold when a pandemic disease that causes insatiable hunger ravages the world around them.

Director

Michael Souder Photo
Michael Souder

Top cast

Amber Nichelle Photo
Amber Nichelle as Clerk's Girlfriend
Roy Ying Photo
Roy Ying as Motel Manager
Helen Audie Photo
Helen Audie as Maid
Kyle Nunn Photo
Kyle Nunn as Clerk
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684.96 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 14 min
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1.38 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
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23.976 fps
1 hr 14 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by webhead-97553 3 / 10

Does throwing zombies at them make them more interesting?

Merely 'found footage' garbage. 30% motel security camera footage, 30% camera owned by the participants, 30% unknown stationary camera in perfect focus and framing. (NSA hidden camera?). All had bad sound. The acting was just adequate.The first 15 minutes are unimportant boring background. 5 minutes of buying their camera, caught on motel security cam, for instance. (snore).The zombies are simi-intelligent, simi-idiots. One zombie grabs the camera, yells "Movies", and runs away with it. Another zombie tries to attack her own reflection in the mirror. But it's not as funny as it sounds. I think it was not intended to be funny.Their personal problems are boring. Does throwing zombies at them make them more interesting? I think not. Is found-footage more interesting or scary? Absolutely not.
Reviewed by rmmil 2 / 10

Decent idea that went nowhere

Literally.This film goes nowhere. It resides in its entirety within a motel room and parking lot. Considering how low budget this was, I wonder if they even had permission to film where they did?Anyway, "low budget" can be good, if done well, with a clear vision for the film, and a good script.This film obviously had none of that. The acting is amateurish to the point of distraction. Don't think "struggling actors trying to make it in the business", think instead this is "film students who should reconsider their long term goals".The plot is "okay". For something that I've seen 100 times before: Couple with pre-existing "issues" must face the end of the world together. Will they get stronger? Will they break up? Do I care? No.There are also consistency issues here by the oodles with the writing itself, for example, a tough combat vet (?) who brags about killing 7 zombies / whatever then proceeds to almost immediately get snuck up on by the most obvious zombie in film history, and bitten. Aw shucks.The ending attempts to be a "surprise" ending by being overly pessimistic, but again, this is a recycled, often replayed move in films of this genre. It's not nearly as witty as it thinks it is, and turns a chore of a film into a pointless slog.Bleh. Avoid.
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