Review of The Dead

The Dead (2010)
6/10
if you can stand the first hour then you will love it
18 October 2011
It's always difficult to review a flick that you have read some articles about. You have so much expectations, you know. I knew due the articles that it was gory and it was shot on African ground but I thought this was going to be a hell of a movie but it let me down for some parts. Don't get me wrong, it isn't bad and it has some original parts but it's the first hour of this flick that was a bit the same. It was an attack by some zombies, then they were shot in the head. They move further towards another place, again zombies, again they are shot through the head and it keeps going on and on until something happens in the last 30 minutes. From then on the story really gets going.

Sure, if you are into the dead then you must see this flick because it's not a Hollycrap release so it do has some negativity around it. But it's not like Stakeland were you have a story going on and on. You are dragged into the character of Lt. Brian Murphy (Rob Freeman). And that's the main reason why the story starts slowly.

The directors (Ford Bros) did a good job but again don't expect to see a story full of events happening. It's two people becoming friends and are confronted with the things happening on earth.

On the other hand the flick itself is full of cool and gory effects and killings. The zombies bite with a lot of red stuff flowing but they also being decapitated and mutilated by the survivors. Some parts do involve mum and kid so for the weak hearted it isn't always obvious to watch.

If you can stand the first hour then you will enjoy it but you can't take a slow builder then forget it.

Gore: 4/5 Nudity: 0/5 Story: 3/5 Effects: 3/5 Comedy: 0/5
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