Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

UK Release Date: 6th November 2015

Three scouts, on the eve of their last camp-out, discover the true meaning of friendship when they attempt to save their town from a zombie outbreak (www.imdb.com).

Director: Christopher Landon (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones)

Starring: Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont, David Koechner, Halston Sage

In SGttZA's, three teenage scouts find themselves trapped in a town full of flesh eating zombies. Ever since 2010 we've been gifted with young adult films. There's little originality here. Zombies have been on the big screen so often it's often boring. Scouts on the other hand, have not. The three teenagers' (Sheridan, Miller and Morgan) many patches on their Scouts shirts get them out of tricky situations. They receive help from older gal Denise (Dumont) who's street-wise and makes the scouts look like a bunch of sissies. A couple of intelligent set-pieces (one including a trampoline) are great fun, not immediately funny but smart enough to put a smile on my face... and the rest of Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse does exactly that. Tye Sheridan is one to keep an eye on for the future. His acting is humble but strong, reserved yet convincing.    

3.5/5