Contracted: Phase 2 (2015)

It's sometimes difficult for a sequel to keep the spirit of the original film while adding something new so it's not repeating the same beat over and over. "Contracted: Phase 2" manages to honor the original movie while advancing the story forward; it feels like it stumbles at times but the overall production works. The first movie was nice and subtle and the viewer didn't know, but could guess, where the story was going. "Contracted: Phase 2" shows the aftermath and advances the narrative forward.

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If you've seen "Contracted", then you know what might be happening in this movie; it's easy to connect the dots. This series is about the start of a zombie outbreak plain and simple and you are reminded of this in the very first scene of this sequel. The virus is slowly beginning to spread and the authorities are now looking for the bio-terrorist that started it. By the end of the film a hospital has been quarantined, so it's interesting to see how large of scale the next film, if there is one, will take the story. 

The one detail, if details are important to you, that bothers me about this movie is how quickly the virus/infection spreads. It took 6 days for the main character Samantha in the first film to become fully infected, and 6 days for Riley to become fully infected, but only a matter of hours for everyone else? Samantha had sex with the source of, let's say contamination, and then Riley had sec with her a few days later; both of them suffered for nearly the same amount of time. But a girl that Riley kisses deeply and his grandmother who he gives a quick peck on the cheek change in less than a day makes it difficult to take seriously. 

Overall, "Contracted: Phase 2" is a fun little zombie film that focuses more on the infection and becoming rather than fighting of the hordes of undead that we're all so used to seeing.