6.8 /10 2 Votes
33% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Josh Forbes Cinematography Mike Testin Initial release 4 September 2015 (USA) Film series Contracted Film Series | 5/10 IMDb 1/4 Roger Ebert Written by Craig Walendziak Edited by Ruben Sebban Director Josh Forbes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Matt MercerMarianna PalkaMorgan Peter Brown Producers J.D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules Cast Najarra Townsend, Marianna Palka, Morgan Peter Brown, Anna Lore, Matt Mercer Similar Infection movies, Zombie movies, Thrillers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contracted: Phase II is a 2015 zombie horror film and the sequel to the 2013 film Contracted. The movie was directed by Josh Forbes, based on a script written by Craig Walendziak, and Eric England, who wrote and directed the first film.
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Phase II follows the character of Riley (Matt Mercer) as he tries to find a cure for the zombie virus. The film had its world premiere on July 5, 2015 at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival.
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Synopsis
After the events in the previous film Riley (Matt Mercer) has begun showing symptoms of the same illness that caused Samantha (Najarra Townsend) to turn into a zombie. Panicking, Riley decides that he needs to track down the person who first infected Samantha, BJ (Morgan Peter Brown), in the hopes of gaining a cure. However BJ has his own agenda, as he is more than willing to continue to spread the disease to other victims.
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Reception
Critical reception for Phase II has been negative and the film holds a rating of 33% "rotten" on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews. Variety criticized the film, stating "Despite a couple of brief closing-credit epilogues suggesting future narrative directions, “Contracted: Phase II” feels too hurriedly conceived to expand on the original’s premise in more than perfunctory fashion." Rogerebert.com heavily panned Phase II and compared it unfavorably to its predecessor, writing that "Pointless body horror sequel "Contracted: Phase II" doesn't develop its predecessor's concepts so much as it resolves all of the questions you never needed answered." In contrast the Hollywood Reporter and New York Times were more positive, and the Times praised Forbe's direction and visual effects.
