#685 – Go Goa Gone (2013)

Go Goa Gone (2013)

Film review #685

Director: Raj and D.K.

SYNOPSIS: Three guys take a break to Goa, and get invited to a rave party on a secluded island, hosted by the Russian mafia. Unfortunately, a drug distributed at the party turns everyone into a zombie, and the few people that didn’t take it must find their way off the island…

THOUGHTS/ANALYSIS: Go Goa Gone is a 2013 zombie film. Yes, you’ve probably seen a million different zombie films, but have you seen one from India yet? The film centres around two guys, Luv and Hardik, who join their friend Bunny on a trip to the resort in Goa. They are invited to a private party on a secluded island organised by the Russian mafia, who distribute a new experimental drug to the partygoers. The morning after, they boys wake up to see that everyone that took the drug is know a mindless zombie, and must find a way to get off the island alongside Luna, Hardik’s love interest, and Boris, a member of the Russian Mafia who is actually from India.

Go Goa Gone has a fairly standard setup for zombie films, with the survivors fighting to escape the zombie hordes. The film goes for a blend of action and comedy that is high energy, slick, and funny in equal measure; typically, it is able to pull of a stylish and entertaining experience throughout the film so that you’ll remain engrossed until the end credits. Each of the characters brings a little something different, and the action is over-the-top and silly. While the film is well paced so there’s always something interesting, it does run out of steam plot-wise around the half way mark, as the gang just wait for a boat to drift back to shore so they can escape, thus leaving them to go around in circles a bit without any real development in the story. It’s not to much of an issue though, it’s still at least entertaining.

While the effects are not incredible, they do at least get the job done, and the quick editing means you’re not lingering on the CG long enough to really criticise it. The humour is fairly sharp, and produces a good few funny moments to laugh at. There’s a fair amount of little things which add up to make Go Goa Gore at least a fun and entertaining film to sit through. It struggles to do anything more significant or complex, but there’s definitely far, far worse zombie films out there.