The Dead
Global Cinema Distribution | Release Date: October 14, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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3
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0
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80
Village VoiceChuck WilsonOct 12, 2011
The Dead, with its vast, pitiless landscapes and moral seriousness, is "Night of the Living Dead" reimagined as a Sergio Leone western. It's a knockout. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanOct 20, 2011
The Fords give us old-fashioned predators: Zombies shuffle slowly, silently, patiently forward, as implacably destructive as Time itself. Meanwhile, the Fords play off our memories from books, TV news and other movies. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovOct 12, 2011
The film provides a whole new way of looking at the same old dead things. Eat up. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesStaff (Not credited)Oct 12, 2011
The Dead, evocatively filmed in grainy 35mm, might carry the cinematic vibe of an old-school, flesh-eating adventure, but as it should be with stories like this, it's not a pretty picture. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenOct 12, 2011
The Dead ultimately doesn't have much of a pulse, as it fails to transcend the banality of its inevitable theme. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerOct 13, 2011
Its scenes frequently feature Africans machine-gunning other Africans or hacking them to death with machetes. This is a disturbing sight indeed. Maybe it was intended as a metaphor, but this movie isn't nearly sophisticated enough to pull off that kind of commentary. It's not really even sophisticated enough to be an absorbing zombie movie Read full review
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