Review of Dance of the Dead (2008) by Drew S — 04 Apr 2009
Dance of the Dead is something of an MTV take on the zombie subgenre: entertaining in practice, but utterly disposable. It'll fade from your mind about an hour after you finish it. The acting is sincere, and the cast is intelligent enough to play it straight while still recognizing that the movie is a bit of a satire (except for the lousy, over-the-top gym coach).
While the conceit is nothing special and there's not a whole lot of innovation to the genre, there are just enough fun little touches to keep this from becoming a complete waste of time. Especially neat sections include the scene in the graveyard where the zombies are bursting from the earth, a clever "dance number" at the end, and some moderately entertaining zombie brawls.
It is well-done but ultimately shallow entertainment, amounting to little more than a fun 80 minutes with some friends. Nothing for genre fans to get excited over.
This review of Dance of the Dead (2008) was written by Drew S on 04 Apr 2009.
Dance of the Dead has generally received mixed reviews.
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