Absolutely the worst movie.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

44 years old and I still don't feel like an adult. So, yeah. I probably won't.While we're waiting 28 years for a 28 Months Later sequel, I guess we can settle for Don't Grow Up. Though it's a very toned down and lower budget than the 28 Days/Weeks series, it would've been nice to be thrown post-made into the 28 universe much like Cloverfield parasites on other projects.In a youth center on the world's largest island, a surprising low number of residents find the sole adult supervisor gone and so the bad kids do bad things. Until...they find out the adults have...all gone mad! Presumably, any person on the island that's old enough to {fill in the blank} gets a mild case of the rabies. My guess the budget only allowed enough scenes of the horror of the show so, sadly, this movie heavily relied on the kids' drama. Luckily, the kids' acting is fairly good and the movie was well shot, it's the lack of budget (or ambition of the writer/director) that makes most of this a missed opportunity. Half the time, you forget you're watching a horror movie or that there's any real threat out there. The kids aren't that likable, so you're never really rooting for them and with the little information we're given, apparently, they might become adults (SEE: Title) and get sick themselves, so, there's no real hope.Still, the movie and kids' mission is to get off the island as they're hunted by both the sick and those younger than them. So, fine, I guess there's a tiny sparkle of hope.I can think of many more movies that kinda takes these themes and did it far better (like the aforementioned 28-series in addition to Train to Busan, Dawn of the Dead, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, etc.) but considering this is only 81 minutes and it's pretty to look at, it receives a mild pass.***Final thoughts: On a horror podcast I'm addicted to, Shockwaves, I heard a glowing review of this and I knew this was new to my subscription of Shudder. Always loving their recommendations and new-to-me horror, I jumped at the chance. Apparently, that one review was the one good one...well, that was a shock.

Teens at the St. Madeline Youth center wake up and discover they have no adult supervision. After breaking all the rules they opt to go to town only to find the streets empty...almost. It seems adults have contracted a disease which causes them to go into a berserker mode as they kill each other.Yes it reminded me of Star Trek "Miri" from the first season with Kim Darby and Michael J. Pollard. Fergus Riordan and Madeleine Kelly took the lead in a film with drama, killing, blood, and teen sex. In spite of all that promise, there was a desire for realism which toned down the entire film.Guide: F-word, brief sex, no nudity.

This movie will likely be seen a lot better at a certain age than at other ages. And it's OK, if a movie tries to appeal to a certain group of people. This might have resonated somehow with me, if I was younger and I can understand if people see it that way. I'm also pretty certain that the same people probably would change their mind a decade or so after they've watched it.That being said, the nature of the young grown ups and their flaws is intriguing. Even though they are delinquents, they are not entirely unlikable. They do have a tendency to draw the wrong conclusions and make the worst choice possible. Other than that, what kind of movie would we have here?

I recently watched this film and while it's certainly no blockbuster, I was surprised that I didn't find myself bored or wishing I had something better to watch. This film was far more dramatic than I expected, especially considering that nearly the entire cast were adolescent kids. As mentioned in some other reviews, the poor decisions made by characters is actually somewhat believable considering their young age. That said, this film deserves far more than anything below a 5 out of 10. I scored it a 6, simply because it surprised me with decent, yet brief SFX and reasonably high production values. The acting also exceeded expectations. I anticipated some teen angst, but it wasn't over done or gratuitous. The film worked fine for a budget indie flick about some teen's perspective of the apocalypse.I've seen far worse and I suspect this film's rating suffers from blown expectations of those expecting an action flick with tons of "disaster porn" that's usually associated with films of this genre. To paraphrase another review, this film is just fine for watching on a late night or rainy day.