Review of Juan of the Dead (2011) by D M — 28 Jun 2013
A comedy about Cuban society told as a horror film. Not preachy, but the subtle and non-so-subtle jabs at modern-day Cuban society are frequent. The film was obviously heavily influenced by the movie from where it got its somewhat uninspired name, but in no way copying.
In fact, it is a rather unique story; Juan is a capitalist and figures a way to make money off the zombie problem. The pacing is somewhat uneven and the emotional scenes were flat, but the comedy was gold and the zombies were great.
The only other Cuban film I have ever seen is Vampires in Havana, which also can be considered a horror-comedy. This was probably my favorite horror film of 2011 (This isn't saying much. 2011 brought us a remake of The Thing as well as further adding to the following series: Paranormal Activity; Scream; Hostel; Hellraiser; and Final Destination.
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This review of Juan of the Dead (2011) was written by D M on 28 Jun 2013.
Juan of the Dead has generally received positive reviews.
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