The Only Way

Director - Kyle Grogan (Don't Plan on Selling it)

Starring - John Moody (Don't Plan on Selling It), Sophia Moody, and Izzy Blanchard 

Release Date - 2025

Genre - Horror

Format - Streaming (Online Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     This year I've returned to one of my favorite sub-genres when I decided to rewatch The Walking Dead series.  I decided to check out the spin off series when I finished the original run and in between seasons I was checking out some zombie flicks here and there.  I've always been a fan of the sub-genre but found myself burned out with the popularity of The Walking Dead when the original series hit season 5 or so.  That's when I stopped watching the show and would only watch zombie films here or there.  I guess that has changed and I found myself digging the show from where I left off for the most part.  A few weeks back I was contacted by director Kyle Grogan to review his horror short The Only Way.  I added it to my list and decided that I would watch it during my annual October Horror Binge.  

     The film follows a father and his young daughter who are fleeing from a horde of the undead where they barricade themselves in a room with no escape.  As the undead start to hammer on the door with relentless force, the father takes drastic measures to save his daughter.

     I went into The Only Way knowing absolutely nothing about the film and was surprised by what I saw.  Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the film but I was not expecting to see the simplest short I have ever reviewed.  I was amazed by how much fun so little was.  The acting in this one is very well done.  The main cast, which I assume is a real life father/daughter duo, do fantastic together.  They have very little screen exprerience according to their imdb pages but they nail it.  You really do feel for them as they find themselves trapped.  The story for this one is so god damn simple, yet it works perfectly for a short about zombies.  The film makes great use of it's location and and doesn't overstay it's welcome.  We get straight into the meat of the story and then move on.  We have no filler or pointless scenes, unneeded dialogue, and bloated plot points.  Finally, we don't have gore or bloody deaths.  We do have some blood but nothing worth noting.  Overall, The Only Way is a great short about the lengths a father will go to save his child.  Its short, sweet, and worth a watch.  Check it out.