A man with partial blindness and a young pregnant police officer must work together to escape from a deadly virus that has spread across Grey County.

In a world where the zombie sub-genre has dominated all entertainment outlets: big screen, TV, books, video games, and it has even dominated the Halloween costume market. What else can be done to bring new elements that can revive it?

In Deadsight (2019) we can see how Ben (Adam Seybold), a recent blind man, and Mara (Liv Collins), a pregnant police officer in her last trimester, try to survive an inevitable and unexpected zombie apocalypse.

It’s not a big motion picture but, even if it doesn’t have a well-established plot or narrates a background story of how the events that led to this infection happened, it is very entertaining for lovers of the sub-genre. Besides having only two main characters, it is enough to feel what they’re living and suffering during that awful day.

What does Deadsight brings new to the game? The inclusion of a character with partial blindness. And, to give another twist to the subject, he is the hero of the movie. It would be a bold move if the characters were a bit more developed.

One might think that the cop would be the one to save the day and avoid more bloodshed but, for some reason, the writers decided to disable the police officer with a pregnancy. It’s unconscious to do so considering she can still throw a punch when it comes to fighting the zombies; it’s not like she’s running in heels through a dinosaur theme park.

Although everything seems to be positive in this movie, it must be mentioned that it has its cons. As for the plot, it was already mentioned that it does not exist as such. Nor is there mention of the origin of the disease that led to turning humanity into zombies, nor is it mentioned if it is a global epidemic or if it is only local. It can be considered as a film without bases but with such a good joyride as the film builds so much tension before getting to each of the presented jump scares. And, as any respectable zombie film, Deadsight is bloody entertaining; there’s a right amount of bloodshed without crossing the gory line.

Therefore, Deadsight levels itself as a new addition to the ongoing release of zombie films. It brings much of the same clichés, but it also brings new elements that bring a joyful twist to the subgenre. There’s no reason to avoid watching this film; especially when it delivers a happy, but yet inconclusive, ending to both characters.