Audiences are turning to a lesser-known, and horrifically underrated, thriller starring two action movie superstars. Now available to stream, last year’sDie Aloneoffers another taste of the zombie subgenre, withThe MatrixstarCarrie-Anne MossandThe Purgeand MCU actorFrank Grillostarring in this tale of a young man with amnesia who finds himself wandering a world overtaken by the undead.
Written and directed by Lowell Dean,Die AlonestarsHorizon: An American Sagaactor Douglas Smith alongside Moss and Grillo, and is now climbing the charts onPrime Video. The thriller currently stands at #7 in the streamer’s top 10, trailing just behind the likes of the political thrillerConclave, Ben Affleck’s action movieThe Accountant, Ridley Scott’s swords-and-sandals epicGladiator 2, andAmazon’s no-nonsense action outingG20. You can check out the official synopsis forDie Alonebelow.
Die Alone Star Carrie-Anne Moss on Her New Role, Memento, The Matrix, and the Apocalypse
Carrie-Anne Moss discusses her new action horror movie Die Alone, which also stars Frank Grillo and is a zombie thriller with some unique twists.
“Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, a young man with amnesia teams up with an eccentric survivalist to find his missing girlfriend.”
‘Die Alone’ Boasts a Score of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes
Die Alonedebuted in theaters back in September 2024 and was met with largely positive reviews from critics. The zombie outing achieved a hugely impressive score of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes (alongside a more mixed 66% from audiences on the Popcornmeter), with criticsheaping praise on Carrie-Anne Moss’ performanceand a fresher look on the horror genre trope.
The Guardian’s Leslie Felperin said, “Moss has one of cinema’s great poker faces, an impenetrability enhanced by those spectacularly sculpted cheekbones, so she’s well cast here as an enigma wrapped in a tattered parka.” Shawn Van Horn of Collider, meanwhile, added, “This isn’t thescariest zombie movieyou’ll ever see, and the second act begins to drag as it readies itself for the finale, but if you want a highly original one that makes you feel,Die Aloneis flesh worth sinking your teeth into.”
Die Alonewas met with a rave review from Rich Cross of Starburst, who awarded the movie a near-perfect 4/5, concluding, “Writer-director Lowell Dean is an auteur with an eye for the twisted and macabre, andDie Alonemixes moments of explosive and bloody violence with periods of reflective restraint.” And, finally, Jeffrey M. Anderson of Common Sense Media applaudedDie Alonefor offering “just enough interesting new angles to make it worth a look for horror hounds.”
Frank Grillo has become an action movie staple over the years following his scene-stealing performance in 2014’sThe Purge: Anarchy. The actor went on to leadThe Purge: Election Yearin 2016, and is all set toreturn for a further sequel in the future. Grillo will next reprise his DCU role of Rick Flag Sr. in James Gunn’sSuperman, and will star alongside Harvey Keitel, Peter Stormare and Tyrese Gibson in the upcoming action thrillerHard Matter.
Carrie-Anne Moss, meanwhile, reprized one of her most iconic action roles, that of Trinity alongside Keanu Reeves’ Neo in 2021’sThe Matrix Resurrections. She will next join forces with action and Hollywood icon Arnold Schwarzenegger in thesecond season of Netflix’sFUBAR.
Source:The Guardian,Collider,Starburst,Common Sense Media
