Review of Dead Snow (2009) by Lovro H — 07 Feb 2016

I was quite excited to see this movie after having seen the reviews and the plot synopsis, but I have to admit I was disappointed. Dead Snow follows a group of friends as they're on their way to a cabin on a mountain.

When they get there, they find out the place is swarming with Nazi zombies from WWII. It's basically Evil Dead, but with Nazi zombies and is much less interesting. The main problem of this movie is the first hour.

The setup takes too long and when the awesome massacre finally comes, you're tired and just want the movie to end. The characters are mostly throwaway characters, you just wait for them to die, they're not interesting at all.

The direction is good and I loved the look of the movie. I don't know if the movie was shot on the mountain for real, but it sure looks like it! The practical effects are amazing! I loved every single violent scene in this movie.

The last 30 minutes are the best thing this movie has to offer. It's extremely gory and highly entertaining! The movie also has some humour to it, though it's not very funny, unlike Evil Dead II, which is hilarious.

The acting was okay, I guess. I unfortunately saw the English dubbed version and the voices sounded awful. I'm sure the original voices fit in much better. The look of the zombies is great. You can tell this movie had a very low budget, but it's still awesome to look at! I just wish the movie had a more interesting first half.

All in all, a good zombie/comedy movie with amazing gore effects, great soundtrack and good direction, but flawed acting and a dull first half make this movie a bit of a chore to watch. I would recommend this movie to fans of movies such as Evil Dead, noone else should watch the movie, though.