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  Review by Allison M. 🌱 ★★★ 2

  "THANK YOU"

  The baby was an incredible actor. I'm not being sarcastic or flippant. Dead serious.

  Also, more movies should have David Gulpilil in them.

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  Review by Marianna Neal ★★★½ 14

  Well, hey, there still ARE ways to make the zombie genre feel fresh! More of a zombie survival drama rather than brain-eating horror, perfect for fans of The Walking Dead. Also, Martin Freeman will make you feel ALL the things!
  (This one is on Netflix, btw)

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  Review by Naughty aka Juli Norwood ★★★★ 11

  A truly impressive directorial debut from Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling whom successfully weaved a complex character driven story that forced the zombie aspect of the film to take a backseat!

  Normally I'd consider this a calamitous event and I would be launching The Mother of All tirades right about now due to the lack of gut munching, outlandish gore and hordes of zombies! I would if I could but I can't because it did something no other zombie film has ever done before.. it made me care enough about the characters and their tribulations so much so that I'm ashamed to admit it brought tears to my eyes!

  I know I know I'm just as shocked as you are..…

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  Review by 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Aaron🇵🇭 ★★★★

  Martin Freeman is having a terrible day in this movie.

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  Review by Jack ★★★½ 5

  As an australian, rarely do i get to be... proud of one of our films but my god, this is definitely one of them. stunning direction from co-directors yolanda & ben who we got to speak to beforehand, an incredibly smart and impactful use of aboriginal australians culture by way of zombies(!), gorgeous aussie outback scenery, and martin freeman at his absolute best. i can't praise this enough and i cannot wait to see it again. really excited about the future of australian cinema!

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  Review by Troy L. ★★★★ 2

  I don't remember any zombie film making me shed a single tear before. I was speechless... because I usually don't care who dies when I'm watching a zombie movie or tv show, but this movie got me actually caring for the characters and praying that they survive.

  This movie has too much heart.
  Don't miss out on this one peeps; watch it on Netflix.

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  Review by Trudes ★★★★

  This is fucking incredible! Thanks to a brilliant performance from Martin Freeman and a near perfect final act this surpassed all expectations. I cried like an absolute bitch.

  Cargo is a character driven nightmare scenario that is a bit fresher than your usual apocalypse stuff. More drama than horror. But listen, zombie movies are always gonna have zombie movie tropes. But here's the thing - my least favourite trope is the one where someone keeps a pet zombie as a result of their inability to let the person (what's left of them anyway) go. It's been done to absolute death and i didnt love it here either. Aside from that? I have no quarrels, none. The score is perfect, the…

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  Review by Jay D 's Watching ★★★

  Another of those well-crafted, watchable films where the moral of the story can be boiled down to: Never, EVER get out of the boat.

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  Review by ChandraKanth❄ ★★★

  Humans need to upgrade their decision making skills, mainly in trusting fellow humans.

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  Review by Jak-Luke Sharp ★★★★ 3

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  Cargo excels in a multitude of organically structured layers that explore race, segregation and oppression (to name a few) a subtextual codex that powers a thrilling and emotially engaging horror, which at times showcases true terror thanks to screenwriter Yolanda Ramke. Simone Landers is clearly one to watch and a brilliant find, holding her own with a challenging and captivating role. Freeman, while undoubtedly engaging in heartfelt moments, is often left clueless when having to promote genuine emotional depth, or intensity in sequences that demand such a state of awe. Although Cargo doesn’t necessarily break new ground regarding plot, it has conviction in its own merit about what it wants to say, and how it wants to say it, a certain characteristic lost in recent times. Credit also is deserved with a spectacular soundtrack evoking Romero’s Dawn of the Dead.

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  Review by Madison 🎭 ★★★½

  father figures and zombies fuck me up! train to busan did it first and this is its cousin!

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  Review by Steve Robinson ★★★★★ 1

  So far with Netflix original movies I have been underwhelmed. Nothing has really sat up and screamed look at me...that is until now. Netflix has found a niche. Cargo is an incredible character piece that would get lost on the cinema. This is an intimate tale told in an incredible way. In the cinema its power would get lost to people munching on their popcorn, going to the toilet and phone lights appearing now and again. The film requires the intimacy of your own home and sofa to allow yourself to be drawn into it.

  Cargo is a tale of the future where zombies are very real and very present. Once bitten you have 48 hours until you turn. In…