The story wasn't too bad, but nothing spectacular. The camera work was shocking and almost had me turning it off after ten minutes, but I stuck with it. Acting was pretty dire and it's an hour and a half of my life I will never get back. Don't bother!
5 Reviews
Wasn't the worst thing I'd seen this year . . or even this week!
ashleygay9 September 2022
I was going to turn this off after a few minutes. The acting was not great, but that wasn't what had initially turned me off. No, that was the camera work which really annoyed me. I haven't seen many student film projects, but this was what I felt one would look like.
Cinematography and direction seemed to be a truly absent concept, and there are cheap found-footage films out there that have better film quality transfers.
As I said though, I WAS going to turn it off, but something kept me watching, and that was the story.
The characters were almost caricatures, but they were characters; individuals with personalities, unlike many horror films made these days, filled with unlikeable mannequins that have run straight off of a conveyer belt. If you give Yesterday more than 20 minutes of your time you might become intrigued, interested and a little invested in some of them.
There are a few leaps in logic, decisions made that make little sense story-wise, and heavy-handed plot devices, yet it kept me watching . . . Even when I didn't want to.
According to the Trivia, this film cost 25,000 and used actual film stock. It looks as though the film they used was degraded or found stored close to some illegally enriched uranium but, nevertheless, the budget and method of capturing the story retrospectively added nuance to my viewing experience.
In a world of remakes, I feel this could legitimately do with a few rewrites, a budget top-up and a second attempt at putting it to screen.
Give it a go. It took me two sittings. It wont change your world for the better but there are far worse films out their you could find yourself watching.
Cinematography and direction seemed to be a truly absent concept, and there are cheap found-footage films out there that have better film quality transfers.
As I said though, I WAS going to turn it off, but something kept me watching, and that was the story.
The characters were almost caricatures, but they were characters; individuals with personalities, unlike many horror films made these days, filled with unlikeable mannequins that have run straight off of a conveyer belt. If you give Yesterday more than 20 minutes of your time you might become intrigued, interested and a little invested in some of them.
There are a few leaps in logic, decisions made that make little sense story-wise, and heavy-handed plot devices, yet it kept me watching . . . Even when I didn't want to.
According to the Trivia, this film cost 25,000 and used actual film stock. It looks as though the film they used was degraded or found stored close to some illegally enriched uranium but, nevertheless, the budget and method of capturing the story retrospectively added nuance to my viewing experience.
In a world of remakes, I feel this could legitimately do with a few rewrites, a budget top-up and a second attempt at putting it to screen.
Give it a go. It took me two sittings. It wont change your world for the better but there are far worse films out their you could find yourself watching.
Terrible
kathmummybear16 November 2021
The camera work and quality of the film is barely watchable but what's worse is the terrible sound quality which I can only describe as being added after it was filmed .I had to give up watching don't waste your time.
Z Rated Acting
Silkenrobe19 August 2022
Story line as basic as it gets for zombie horrors-they've all been done before-but what makes this a 1* movie is the truly dire acting and totally ridiculous camera usage.
Guaranteed that this film made less than it cost to make.
Guaranteed that this film made less than it cost to make.
Yeah. better-n-Average
leo_bartels15 February 2009
I screened this film for the Okanagan International Film Fest in kelowna B.c. I also own kelowna's largest Independent video store. When comparing this film to the multitude of Zombie films I have seen over the years it actually fairs pretty well. The story had many original angles and ideas. The acting was not great but good. the writing also good. The gore was reminiscent of classic zombie films, they sometimes did not show the wounds being inflicted but there was plenty of blood and lots of people and zombies die in satisfying ways. the quality of filming was also good. If I compare it the 10-15 zombie films that I have seen from this last years releases there were only 2-3 that were better. So all in all for a $25,000? film it holds up very well. I will be recommending it for our late night feature this year.
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