The Crazies

Published February 26, 2010 5:00am ET



 

As far as utterly pointless, unnecessary retreads go, The Crazies isn’t all that bad. The lead actors – Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell – are both far superior to their counterparts in the original 1973 film from George Romero. The camerawork is more slick and the editing less choppy. The special effects have been buffed and given a nice, glossy sheen.

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