Reminiscent of Street Trash, Slither and Planet Terror, Cold Storage is a cute throwback to the splatter movies of gore, where otherworldly monsters/aliens/diseases wreak havoc in a small city/town/community to the point of calling in the national guard/army/military. Joe Keery plays Travis, a young man working at a 24-hour storage facility. Along with Naomi (Georgina Campbell), he discovers a strange, green fungus within his work place. The fungus converts those it encounters into monsters, eventually causing them to explode. Good times.
Despite its decent premise, Cold Storage never quite reaches the campy fun levels of the aforementioned classics. When the so-called 'horror' finally unfolds (in the movie's final third), it occurs way too late in the narrative, and produces very little action of note. The actors do their best (including Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville), but unless this produces a more daring sequel (it's suggested in the closing credits), it will remain a mildly entertaining creature-feature that few will happily re-watch years from now.
☆☆
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