who ever say that new yorkers be rude or not funny and i sure a hell do not . i want to say a few thing about this movie i love it . i absolutely love this movie and it be one of the best apocalyptic movie since 28 week later and and furthermore and it be more of an isolated incident than a major epidemic . i be beautifully do and the acting be beyond superb and very tense and horrorfic and funny . this movie have the look and feel of something much more mesmerizing and sedate than just your typical outbreak story and it have family value and emotional battle and real look people rather than beautiful young teen and some very sad and unexpected moment . this movie would probably be the best horror fest movie i have see . it bring me back to the day when apocalypse movie be abundant and new . even for a very restricted budget and a the film display and this film be dynamite . first off and the acting be equivalent to 28 day and week and the remake of dawn of the dead and land of the dead . unlike it predecessor and mulberry street be an isolated outbreak strictly in the manhattan and new york region . this outbreak be not cause by a virus and or at least confirm that it be virus and or a zombie outbreak or even a gas and it be simply cause by underground sewer rat . when bitten and people turn into rat people . they become deformed and grow long front teeth and pointy ear and eat other people . what make this movie scary be that they weren not zombie or enraged people but mutation of the human body run around and viciously attack people . they jump out of nowhere and they puke blood and eat other people and violent manner that all of this be happen . it scary and when you see these people face and the way they act before they turn into rat people . something about this particular apocalypse movie be different from day and week and dawn of dead or land of dead and it be pretty scary and very well do for a low budgeter . one of the scarier moment be when the building super and who get bit and start crawl up the inside of the wall and ceiling . the character in this movie be not you typical drunken and sex crave and beautiful teen and but be you typical low class and medium income new york tenant . that what i also love about this movie be it have real people who act like real people in such situation and with outstanding performance by nick damici and kim blair and ron brice and antone pagan and lou torres . another great element that drive this movie be the emotional feel and the chemistry between those character . a father and along with his flamboyant friend wait for the arrival of his long see daughter and and just the respect and love they have for each be powerful . the relationship that one of the older tenant have with a bedridden old man who breaths through an oxygen tank be hysterically powerful and the love between that father and a barmaid and whom he have trouble confront . all of these aspect and more make this film emotionally drive and powerful . there be point be it almost sad and a good amount of laugh . another great and unexpected aspect of this film be the humor . the old guy with the breather be hysterical even the most hectic and horrible situation . there be plenty of humor in this film that lighten the mood include the bar owner who find a great way to defend himself from the rat people and with none other than a frying pan . great humor portray by one of the more flamboyant tenant who also find a great way for defense involve a lighter and an aerosol can . the humor be abundant and i enjoy this ingredient . the visual of the film be hand hold and like a camcorder and when the action heighten it get shaky and more intense . not quite a motion sickness a bourne ultimatum be and but the camera do try to stabilize and keep a hand hold style go . a great attempt and it work . i enjoy the camera work the natural lighting inside the dimly lit apartment and the darken red light of the outside street . overall and this movie have great scare and some very emotional moment and sad moment and hysterical moment and a great horror film that would fit greatly in the apocalypse line up of film . if you haven not see this and i would strongly recommend it and give it a chance . a lot of people find it stupid but it be very well do and unlike some b movie be the director doesn not push his actor and actress to go above and beyond . for this movie and there be no need for arsenic and just a chance .