Zoe is obviously not her normal self and has, in fact, become some kind of bloodthirsty, telepathic demon, bent on murdering all of her friends. Her fiancé (Mark Duplass), in a desperate attempt to save her life, injects Zoe with the Lazarus serum, and the students soon discover that they have made a terrible mistake.Īs in most horror films, the plot from this point on gets a bit hazy. The scientists succeed in bringing a dog back to life, but when they attempt to recreate their experiment a second time, a freak accident ends up killing Zoe (Olivia Wilde). The serum’s name alludes to the biblical miracle of Saint Lazarus, whom Jesus restored to life. The students, played by Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Donald Glover, Sarah Bloger and Evan Peters, are secretly conducting research on the Lazarus serum, which is capable of reanimating the dead. The plot is centered on a group of medical students researching a way to bring people back from the dead.
With a run time of only 83 minutes, this new twist on a classic horror is both short and scary enough to be creepily enjoyable. With a great cast and an interesting psychological twist, the film is decently frightening and plenty exciting to watch. As the newest film in a long line of resurrection horror movies, “The Lazarus Effect” is far different from Gelb’s earlier projects.
Young director David Gelb has taken a sharp turn from his popular documentary “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” a heartwarming tale about an 85-year-old sushi chef and his son.