mulberry street be basically just another forgettable and mediocre creature feature flick and but i be reward it with at least two extra point because director jim mickle and his enthusiast cast and crew clearly go through several harsh ordeal before they could finish their ambitious project . mickle come to introduce his film at the belgian horror and fantasy festival and explain how they have to shoot essential footage in the middle of the crowded street of manhattan without any official permission to film there and and how all the actor in this film be friend or in some way relate to the director and so none of them receive any payment . bear all this in mind and plus the fact that mulberry street actually show the courage and ambition to be a different and largely atmosphere drive new horror film and i would say it at least deserve the respect and appreciation of avid horror fanatic and amateur filmmaker all over the world . and the film itself really isn not that bad and neither . a handful of likable character and all recently evict tenant of a ramshackle apartment building in mulberry str while manhattan and join together in order to survive a deadly virus that break out in the city overnight . a a result of constant urban decay and pollution and unbearable heat and the sewer rat of manhattan be quickly spread a horrible disease that cause it victim to mutate into a ravenous and bloodthirsty rat creature . once bitten and people rapidly turn into a zombie with the appearance and eat habit of rat and and they only look at their former friend and neighbor a rich source of food . clutch and a retired boxer and nervously await the homecoming of his soldier daughter and but first he have to protect the other tenant a the rat zombie be quickly infest the entire neighborhood . the engage depiction of the inhabitant of 51 and mulberry street unquestionably be the big advantage of this film . the character admirably aren not empty head junky or filthy scum and but a close community of hard working and respectable people that be prepare to sacrifice themselves in order to save the others . this be honestly the only film i remember portray the typical new yorkers a unsung hero . even though the script reveal very few detail regard the lethal rat virus and the chaotic situation in downtown manhattan be eerily plausible and the overall atmosphere of mulberry street be tremendously menace . jim mickle and writer or lead star nick damici simultaneously grab the opportunity to process a whole cargo load of social and political criticism into the screenplay and particularly emphasize the the war in iraq and the problematic housing accommodation in big city . despite of budgetary restriction and mulberry street also feature a satisfying amount of blood and gruesome image . the make up effect on the victim of the rat virus be quite nasty and the zombie attack be uncompromising . unfortunately the pacing slow down a bit during the second half of the film and the dialog begin to sound repetitive . but by then and personally and i be already too impressed to allow the minor and understandable flaw to spoil my view experience . i really like this film and a it have real character and display a righteously unhappy world perspective . i doubt mulberry street will become a film that be easily available and so if you have the opportunity to watch it some time and do not hesitate .