Die Alone is the latest from WolfCop director Lowell Dean, but it’s a much more sombre effort from the Saskatchewan filmmaker.  Still firmly rooted in horror within an undead dystopia, Die Alone is a tricky thriller that challenges its characters in unorthodox ways.

Douglas Smith and Carrie-Anne Moss, in a Bye Bye Man reunion, play survivors of a worldwide outbreak. Mae (Moss) is more vigilant than Ethan (Smith), the latter of whom is suffering from deliberating memory loss and frequent fainting spells as he tries to reunite with his lost love Emma (The End of Sex’s Kimberly-Sue Murray).  Though they’re been paired by faith, Mae and Ethan understand that there’s safety in numbers, and agree to figure out their new bearings together.

Much like The Bye Bye Man, an unfairly maligned horror, Die Alone works at its best within its own lore and environment.  The production makes a terrific case for how location scouts should be rewarded with a trophy or a medal or something.  Die Alone works because we believe in the circumstances.

When writer/director Dean starts explaining more twists and motives, the audience starts deconstructing the plot.  It turns out, the movie may not be as bulletproof as we previously thought.  However, those questions happen after the credits roll.  Up until then, the audience is distracted and entertained.

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