Believing Osama bin Laden is still alive, a man heads to Afghanistan to finish him off. Shortly thereafter, his yoga-instructor sister goes looking for him only to discover that Afghanistan is overrun with the walking dead. A U.S. Army platoon is also engaged in the assorted scuffles, sent to rescue these siblings amidst the zombie infestation.
Still there? Okay, good. After writing out that premise, I was sure no one was still reading.
Yeah, this flick has some flaws. It boasts the typical army stereotypes: the gung-ho warrior, a Full Metal Joker-type, even a katana wielding woman with a mysterious past!
Also, that not-so-subtle portmanteau of 'zombie' and 'Osama' for a title kind of robs any surprise from the "surprise twist," (this is not Shyamalan!) But in fairness, the acting wasn't that bad, the zombies were cool, it had a neat, exotic-looking setting and even a subplot or two to make Osombie a goofy, fun action flick with some horror elements.
I tossed it up at the Zombie Movie Rubric and it lit up a surprisingly decent 1.88 out of 4.0 points.
Official movie trailer on the them YouTubes here: OSOMBIE
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