Nerds That Geek Movie Review: 'Solid State'

Written by Scott Edwards

Working friendships can be one of two things for people, you are either friends inside of the building, or outside of the building. It can be easy to determine if the friendships you make at work are actually something bigger than just a working one, by going out and seeing if you can click on another level. It is funny as I have been working with so many different people over the years and keeping in touch with them as we all have moved on, and so many of what I thought were just co-workers have turned into lifelong friends. With so many people just going to work to get paid, there might be something else inside the walls that can help better anyone’s life.
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Talking with her agent, Emily T is blown away by her new music video and not in a good way. Wanting to sell the sex like her former group used to, Agent Fox knows exactly what it will take to get Emily back on the top of the charts, a reunion tour. Not wanting to get back together with her old group since she has been on her own for the past five years, Emily is not willing to bend, but it is the only way she will be able to get what she wants. Getting a knock on her door, Emily sees that events have already been put into motion to get the Three of Sin back together.

Seeing her old band mates Cynthia, who has been branching out on her own to become a better musician and Sharon who has made her own brand of edible underwear, Emily is not ready to be a part of the group again. But with the promise of fame and fortune when her new album is released, she decides to go along with the flow and with new drummer Ray in tow, the group jets across the world to Italy to start their tour. Arriving at the house that is being rented out to the group, things do not seem to be going well, but once the liquor starts to flow, all negativity is gone as the group is back together with only one rule, do not sleep with the drummer.

As everyone wakes up in the house, very hungover, they notice that the power is out, along with the fact they do not have anything to eat. The tour’s manager, Rudy, heads down to see what the deal is with the owners of the house and becomes infected by something terrible. A meteor has crashed down outside of the town and has changed everyone that came into contact with it into a life sucking force that moves only in spurts, but cannot be stopped. Seeing the infected people coming towards the house, Three of Sin must make their way to safety, but not knowing the area can be costly since there is no way in knowing how far the infection has traveled. On foot, the band must come together for one last performance, one of survival before they suffer the same fate of the people in this small town.

This movie turned out a little different than I expected, as I thought that this would be more of a zombie type movie, and while it was, the infected seem to be made of stone and while they can move, it comes in bunches while you are not looking. I really liked the bandmates group dynamic in this movie, mainly because everyone is excited with the exception of Emily who wants nothing to do with her past life, much less the women that helped get her to the top. But Emily does demonstrate that she is not completely against her group, as she shows that keeping them safe from the infected is more important than her own safety, I actually did not see that coming. With stone zombies, old friends coming together, edible underwear, a shot at redemption, a silly waking up scene and an awesome preparing for war montage, this movie has it all. Stay Scared.

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