If you're a fan of zombie movies, Gong Yoo or just great filmmaking then please, for the love of all that is good, watch this movie!!!

Also, bear with me, this review is gonna be long...

STORY -

I'm not even being hyperbolic when I say this is one of the greatest zombie movies I've ever seen. As an avid fan of all zombie movies, from the serious horror ones to the comedic parodies, I was completely and utterly blown away by Train to Busan. Not only was the script something I've never seen before, but it was so well-paced and so perfectly executed with just the right touch of horror, suspense and heart-warming humanity that it simply just skyrocketed into my top favourite zombie movies of all time.

There have been so many reiterations of zombies and what they are and how they act, and while Train to Busan's zombies aren't exactly unique, I found it so interesting that they don't seem to die. What I mean is almost all zombie movies have a moment of epiphany when the heroes realise they can kill them by a headshot, but in this one, they seem rather invincible and I think that's what adds to the horror of TTB's zombies. Of course, you find out more about them later on in the story, but that involves spoilers and I'll keep this review relatively spoiler-free. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed the way they depicted the zombies in TTB and I love that they set this movie on a train. I think the only other movie I can think of that comes close is Snowpiercer (a revolution set on a train with Chris Evans, quite good too), but that didn't have any zombies. Funnily enough, it was also directed, produced and written by Korean filmmakers (not the same ones, but I feel like TTB may have been inspired by it?)

Another reason why I love this movie was the human element of it. Normally, I'm the kind of girl that likes gory zombie movies where it's more about the zombie kill and less about the people, but this one captivated me from start to finish. Maybe it's because I'm a Gong Yoo fan, but honestly, the most horrifying moments in TTB didn't even have anything to do with zombies and everything to do with the lack of humanity shown by some people. There are several instances in the movie that made you want to scream and reach in and kill some people yourself. I guess that's how you know a movie's completely succeeded because it made you have such a visceral reaction to it.

The best part, however, of TTB was the love between Seok Woo and his daughter Soo An. And the love between Sang Hwa and Sung Kyeong. And the bromance between Seok Woo, Sang Hwa and Yeong Guk. Basically, what I'm saying is the main cast really freaking killed it. The chemistry between all of the main characters really added a touch of lightness to an otherwise dark movie.

ACTING/CAST -

Did I mention how much I love Gong Yoo? I saw Goblin before I saw this and fell madly in love with him (as did most people), but my gosh, if you're ever in doubt about his acting, this movie will steer you back on the right path because he really outdid himself. Every moment with him was a delight, or as delightful as a dark zombie movie can be. His character development throughout the movie was so natural and so gradually done that I really have to commend him for it. Kim Soo An, who plays his daughter, was also fantastic. She's such an incredible child actress!! Honestly, everyone was so good in this movie!

MUSIC -

I gave this a 9 because there weren't 'songs' in this movie like you find in dramas so I guess you could say it was forgettable in the sense that I didn't really notice it, but I honestly think that's because I was so gripped by the story to even notice anything else. I do have to say that the score really helped elevate the suspense of certain scenes and really helped ramp up the heartache in others.

REWATCH? A million times yes!!! I want a Train to Busan 2!!!

OVERALL... PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GONG YOO, WATCH THIS!!!!!