Review of Overlord (2018) by Deusexcritica — 17 Feb 2019
Basically Wolfenstein: the Movie.
It avoids going into the cheesy territory, which I apreciate. Nazi zombies doesn't have to be the exclusive domain of schlock. It succeeds in what it's trying to do, but the premise of Nazis performingBasically Wolfenstein: the Movie.
It avoids going into the cheesy territory, which I apreciate. Nazi zombies doesn't have to be the exclusive domain of schlock.
It succeeds in what it's trying to do, but the premise of Nazis performing insane experiments could have been explored a bit more. Sadly the movie seems content in using it only as an excuse for the zombies to show up, which frankly, is starting to get tired at this point. Most of action scenes are excellent, with one or two exceptions where the fighting lacked a certain "depth" that was present in the rest.
Acting was good across the board, not amazing, but good, though some characters felt under-utilized, making me think the movie could have benefited from a somewhat longer runtime.
All in all, it's a good action movie, with an excellent horror movie hiding within it. The further exploration of certain elements in the narrative could have elevated Overlord from good, to great.
This review of Overlord (2018) was written by Deusexcritica on 17 Feb 2019.
Overlord has generally received positive reviews.
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