Non-vocal zombies make for a fine and creepy innovation. And not a rampaging horde in sight.

The Night Eats the World is a minimalist horror film, well made and very well acted and not without interest. But anyone expecting the usual thrills of a zombie movie will be quickly disillusioned.

If you are going to take a dusty old premise, you have to be creative -- and director Dominique Rocher does this with flair.

The going is very slow, and unlike other films that manage to have a single character carry the film while keeping the audience engaged, it becomes tedious not too far in.