Review of The Dead Don't Die (2019) by Hotelcentral — 01 Oct 2019
The short version: Go watch "Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead" which is a really entertaining Australian zombie flick and forget that "The Dead Don't Die" ever existed.
The long version: Had I known that the guy who directed "Coffee and Cigarettes" was responsible for "The Dead Don't Die" I would not have wasted my time. This is a film that is devoid of life and no I'm not making a pun. Bill Murray and Adam Driver spend most of the film mimicking the Bill Murray Deadpan Thing and that's about all there is to say regarding characterization. OK, there's a woman with a samurai sword and that's supposed to be wild and crazy and totally hilarious because this is small town Pennsylvania. Yawn. The story goes as follows: the dead climb out of their graves and set about killing people. The cops wander around not doing much. Hey, look, it's Iggy Pop playing a zombie. Ho-hum.
I don't know who actually thought that this mish-mosh of schlock might be a movie but I suspect it's the same school of thought that led to the theatrical release of "Swiss Army Guy" or whatever that steaming pile of maggot-ridden offal was called.
Don't waste your time on this limp excuse for a film.
This review of The Dead Don't Die (2019) was written by Hotelcentral on 01 Oct 2019.
The Dead Don't Die has generally received mixed reviews.
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