Devil's Playground (2010 film) explained

Devil's Playground
Director:Mark McQueen
Producer:
  • Freddie Hutton-Mills
  • Bart Ruspoli
  • Jonathan Sothcott
Starring:
Cinematography:Jason Shepherd
Editing:Rob Hall
Music:James Edward Barker
Studio:
  • Black & Blue Films
  • HMR Films
  • Widescreen
  • Intandem
Distributor:E1 Entertainment
Runtime:92 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Devil's Playground is a British horror film directed by Mark McQueen and starring Craig Fairbrass. Intandem Films has the worldwide rights to the film, which was produced by Freddie Hutton-Mills, Bart Ruspoli and Jonathan Sothcott.[1]

Plot

After the final stage of human testing goes horribly awry, the test subjects of the fictional pharmaceutical company N-Gen become violently ill. As the side effects worsen, the test subjects become increasingly violent until they are little but marauding beasts. Worse yet, their bites are infectious and in short order London is overrun with hordes of bloodthirsty monsters. Cole, a mercenary for N-Gen and a hardened killer, is searching for Angela Mills, the only hope of a cure for this plague which threatens the globe. As the only test subject who did not suffer side effects, her immunity holds the key to preventing a worldwide apocalypse. Cole's mission is complicated by chaos, continual attacks by the infected, and the virus slowly overtaking his own body.[2]

Production

Shooting began on 30 November 2009 at Elstree Studios.[3]

Release

Devil's Playground premiered at the Gorezone Film Festival on 3 October 2010. Vivendi released it on DVD and video on demand on 11 October 2011.[4]

Reception

Leslie Felperin of Variety called it "unoriginal but watchable".[5] Mark L. Miller of AICN wrote that it is "heavy on action and surprisingly textured when it comes to story."[6] William Bibbiani of CraveOnline called it a forgettable and "completely nondescript" knock-off of 28 Days Later.[7] Kayley Viteo criticised the rapid shifts in tone and called it a caricature of 28 Days Later.[8] Peter Dendle wrote that the film is "largely familiar, but the execution is competent and convincing".[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Look at 'Devil's Playground'. Miska. Brad. Bloody Disgusting. 23 February 2010. 21 February 2014. 10 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010050543/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/19242/. live.
  2. Web site: Exclusive First Stills: The Devil's Playground. 24 May 2010. 4 August 2010. 17 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101017014945/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37680/exclusive-first-stills-the-devils-playground. live.
  3. Web site: HMR Film and Reach Up High board zombie flick Devil's Playground. Screen Daily. 4 November 2009. 21 February 2014. 3 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151003032724/http://www.screendaily.com/hmr-film-and-reach-up-high-board-zombie-flick-devils-playground/5007704.article. live.
  4. Web site: Romp Through the Devil's Playground with Two New Clips!. Barton. Steve. Dread Central. 10 October 2011. 21 February 2014. 5 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505034240/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/47847/romp-through-devils-playground-two-new-clips. live.
  5. Web site: Review: 'Devil's Playground'. Felperin. Leslie. Variety. 15 May 2010. 21 February 2014. 20 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140520020000/http://variety.com/2010/film/reviews/devil-s-playground-1117942766/. live.
  6. Web site: DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (2010). Miller. Mark L.. AICN. 14 October 2011. 21 February 2014. 20 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140520020735/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/51601#4. live.
  7. Web site: DVD Review: 'Devil's Playground'. Bibbiani. William. CraveOnline. 10 October 2011. 21 February 2014. 20 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140520020550/http://www.craveonline.com/film/reviews/175844-dvd-revi-devils-playground. live.
  8. Web site: DVD Review: Devil's Playground. Viteo. Kayley. BrutalAsHell.com. 28 March 2011. 21 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140520021107/http://www.brutalashell.com/2011/03/dvd-review-devils-playground/. 20 May 2014. dead.
  9. Book: Dendle, Peter. Peter Dendle

    . The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia: 2000–2010. Peter Dendle. 77–78. McFarland Publishing. 2000. 9780786492886.

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