When I saw this movie pop up as a new release, I figured it was a sequel to something I’d never seen. But a Google search later told me it’s actually based on a Thai survival horror video game I’d never heard of. I guess “Rebirth” is in reference to whatever happened in the game… and to distinguish it from the approximately 80 other movies with the same name.

It’s about a family visiting Thailand when one of them there demon invasions pops off. The husband is separated from his wife and daughter and has to travel the apocalyptic city to find them (with the aid of Exposition Monk who tries to make all of this make sense).

Exposition Monk is kind of where the movie immediately goes off the rails. The backstory and lore of this film is weird and wild and is explained in a number of info dumps (including the husband’s own backstory which the monk somehow knows). Show don’t tell was never one of the monk’s mantras apparently.

But this silly hand-waving is one thing the film does ironically right. If you want to watch a silly, goofy good bad movie, this flick might be something to check out. It’s wrong-headed and perplexing in a lot of bad fun kinds of ways. Absolutely the acting and CGI are wobbly, the lore perplexing, and the edits done with cost savings in mind… but it’s never actually boring. It’s incompetent and inept, but it’s kind of fun.

Anyhow, this is very bad but entertainingly so movie. One of those flicks you can load up on popcorn to chuck at the screen. But it’s also just bad, corny, exposition heavy, goofy dialog, and seemingly an in-name-only adaptation. You know if I’ve just sold the me to you or convinced you to stay far, far away.

Score: 63