MadS is a 2024 horror film about a teenager who stops off to see his dealer to try a new drug before heading off for a night of partying. On the way home, he picks up an injured woman and the night takes a nasty turn…
The movie was written and directed by David Moreau (writer of Them aka Ils).
The movie stars Lewkowski Yovel, Lucille Guillaume, Laurie Pavy, Milton Riche and Xiomara Melissa Ahumada Quito.
Plot:
Eighteen-year-old Romain has just graduated and makes a stop at his dealer’s place to try a new pill. As he heads off to a party, he sees an injured woman on the side of the road and decides to help her, but when she gets in his car, she suddenly smashes her own head against the dashboard, bleeding out until she dies. Is this a bad trip? Or is it something else? One thing is for sure, it’s only the beginning of the night.
Reviews:
” …Moreau and cinematographer Philip Lozano ensure the fluid camerawork and inspired closing moments make an impact. We’ve seen viral outbreak horror movies before, following the exact same path. But MadS‘ innovation is in the way it tells it. Limiting the perspective solely to a single person at a time, obscuring how the rest of the world is coping, adds to the suspense.” ★★½ Bloody Disgusting
“Philip Lozano’s skilled camerawork is wonderfully fluid, at times balletic. This may be a direct-to-streaming release, but the craft on display really deserves to be seen on the big screen. At the same time, the visual style is not so slick that you lose the sense of scrappy immediacy; there’s a sense that you’re right there with the characters on the wildest (and mostly last) night of their lives.” ★★★★ The Guardian
“MadS is a gut-wrenching single-take horror experiment that stirs a nasty feeling in the pit of your stomach. Moreau doesn’t build much of a story or sense of character to go off of, making their struggles beyond the impending outbreak feel trivial. That’s the story being told, but it’s difficult to care about their fates.” ★★ Guy at the Movies
“Nothing much happens on those long walks, drives, or rides through town, and the staging of those is regularly awkward and unnatural, such as an infected person lazily caressing and snapping at someone from the back of a scooter. MadS quickly becomes lengthy sections of practicality, mainly changing scenery, followed by occasionally effective sequences of action. The latter isn’t worthwhile enough to compensate for the former.” 2 out of 4, Mark Reviews Movies
“The forced POV gives MadS an energy that it wouldn’t otherwise have, enhancing the confusion by locking us to one character at a time, almost running to keep up with its terrified characters. It makes MadS feel unlike most of the films that inspired it, a fresh take on a concept we’ve seen before […] And yet, moments of sharp, wicked humor are embedded in the bloody momentum.” RogerEbert.com
“It follows three characters for one night when their town is overtaken by the infected. This film has a mad, feverish energy that makes it stand out from the endless zombie media already out there. Mads is truly a must-see.” Signal Horizon
“For what’s essentially a small, hyper-focused film […] it’s impressive how Moreau creates an all-consuming sense of dread and panic that almost sneaks up on you. And what begins as a night from hell for one teenager devolves into a nerve-wracking apocalyptic vision that nonetheless maintains its rigid, gripping focus on the characters’ limited, experiential realities.” 3 out of 4, Slant Magazine
YouTube reviews:
Trailer:
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Release date:
October 18, 2024, on Shudder.
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