Review of The Dead Don't Die (2019) by Manicure — 28 Nov 2020

Jim Jarmusch’s anti-consumerist zombie comedy is not terrible but came in way too late. It has its moments, but it’s still a big waste if we consider the superlative cast he could put together for this.

I am sure they had a lot of fun filming it, but there is a huge difference between dry humor and half-assed comedy. The slow pacing is not a problem, if there only was something worth watching. Too many situations that lead to nothing, too many characters that didn’t need to exist, too many pointless outcomes, too many obvious reflections.

I see the metaphor of the world’s balances changing and consumerism taking over the good old countryside, but that’s all stuff we have seen for decades already.