Brain Freeze | Apocalyptic Zombies Who Golf

Fantasia Film Festival hosted the premiere of Brain Freeze 2021. A world cinema title that heralds from Quebec. The zombie horror film is helmed by director Julien Knafo (debuting with this fun horror-comedy.) For an avid zombie movie, connoisseur, hold onto your pants because this one is different. You can stream the Brain Freeze movie online. Scroll to the end for streaming options.

Mother of Movies is not going to pretend to fully understand the political stance of countries outside of my own. Generally, zombie films always apply some kind of underlying social standpoint. Either overtly or through a very thin veil. Brain Freeze is no different. There are strong views about much of what we see in the news every day.

The story plays out through a premise that promotes golf as a social status and pastime of the rich. There is a radio commentator who often spruiks his views on everything from how to handle an epidemic to what he thinks of foreigners in his country. While the serious nature of the commentary might give you pause for thought, the rest is a zombie movie that breaks all the traditional zombie rules.

Go Green, Go, Zombie,

Brain Freeze is set on an island where golf is a highly prized recreational sport. So much so, that it’s Winter, and the only thing more frustrating than the snow and cold weather is losing the grass needed to enjoy a quick swing. We learn quickly that the local golf course is home to anyone looking to show off just how rich they are. And if there’s no grass there is no money. So the head of the club hires a biotech company to fix the problem. They supply some lovely fertilizer that will melt the snow, grow the grass, and allow the members access to the course all year round.

The epidemic begins slowly in the Brain Freeze movie despite being a virus that is spread through the water system. Teenager André (Iani Bédard) becomes somewhat of an unlikely hero due to the fact he never drinks water and only drinks coke. At his side, is a security guard called Dan (Roy Dupuis.)

The likeability of its central survivors is a saving grace. What also saves the film from doing a massive face-plant is the cinematography. A particular scene where Dan is driving across the bridge at night honed in on the quality of the movie overall. Often the sense of location is lost in a film like Brain Freeze but the variety of viewpoints throughout really gave it a nice edge.

Brain Freeze Icecream, No Wait… Zombies

Sadly there is no ice cream in this Brain Freeze movie. It would have been a nice pun, especially when most of the island’s population turns into fluorescent green-eyed and grimy-toothed zombies. It’s easy to draw correlations between the current coronavirus epidemic and statements made in the Brain Freeze movie 2021. Especially about how these matters are handled by governments around the world. In this instance, these zombies don’t want to eat you.

They just want to infect you. Spread the grass, if you will. What also stands out with these flesh-biting monsters is their love of water. They love nothing more than being misted gently while staring up at the sun. If they can find that sort of thing, of course.

Brain Freeze movie isn’t the type of horror-comedy that has you in fits of laughter. Nor is it a film that runs the gauntlet of high-tension scenarios. What it is, is a tongue-in-cheek look at a new type of zombie in a new world where reality is creeping closer to the fantasy of many films we never thought could have any bearing on our lives.

Where to Watch “Brain Freeze”

The Brain Freeze movie is streaming for free in lots of places like TubiTV, Vudu, or the Roku Channel in the USA. For more options on where to watch this horror movie, check below.

Brain Freeze Where To Watch:

Brain Freeze Movie Zom-Com Trailer

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Brain Freeze movie is rated

3 dead hands out of 5

• Director-writer Julien Knafo
• Starring: Iani Bédard, Roy Dupuis, and Marianne Fortier.
• For information on where to watch, see Brain Freeze’s official website or Facebook page.
• Brain Freeze was screened as part of the Fantasia Film Festival 2021.

Brain Freeze

Director: Julien Knafo

Date Created: 2021-09-28 12:32

Editor's Rating:
3

Pros

• Unique story and narrative
• Tongue in cheek comedy moments
• Meaningful cinematography
• Memorable

Cons

• Brain Freeze is unique, but still slow in parts