Army of the Dead
Writer-director Zack Snyder returns to the world of the undead 17 years after his feature debut, Dawn of the Dead, this time set in Las Vegas where a group of mercenaries attempt a heist within a quarantine zone during a zombie outbreak. Stars Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy), Ella Purnell (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children) and Omari Hardwick (Sorry to Bother You).
2021Rating: R16, Graphic violence & offensive language148 minsUSA
ActionHorror
- Director:
- Zack Snyder ('Dawn of the Dead', '300', 'Man of Steel')
- Writer:
- Zack SnyderShay HattenJoby Harold
- Cast:
- Dave BautistaElla PurnellOmari HardwickGarret DillahuntTheo RossiRaül CastilloTig NotaroAna de la Reguera
Army of the Dead | Reviews
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Variety
A stylishly grandiose, muscular but conventional popcorn pageant that's got something for just about everyone.
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Hollywood Reporter
The energy and inventiveness on display at all levels here - not to mention the sly humor - make Army of the Dead an ass-kicking epic franchise debut.
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IndieWire
Snyder's a true believer in go-for-broke escapism and at its best, the mayhem in "Army of the Dead" is an infectious zombie bite of its own.
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Total Film
It's overlong and laboured in places, but worth a bite for the money-shot set-pieces.
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Little White Lies
It's a shame that Army of Dead falls so flat, because the concept of a zombie heist movie is undeniably intriguing...
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Empire Magazine
It's refreshing to see Snyder reignite his first love with this romp of a genre mash-up that lets Snyder loose with his most gleeful indulgences, almost as much as his worst excesses.
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Vulture
It starts off great. But then it goes on. And on. And on. And takes itself ever more seriously at each turn.
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Los Angeles Times
Unwieldy but absorbing, awash in bone-crunching violence, stilted dialogue, ridiculous-verging-on-sublime needle drops (hello, Cranberries) and have-it-both-ways political subtext.
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Rolling Stone
It's a good enough formula, with the makings of a solid piece of pop confection -- and that's basically what Snyder delivers.
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RogerEbert.com
It's fun and unpretentious, driven more by its action set pieces than anything else.
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Film School Rejects
Hits the beats you expect from both heist films and zombie flicks while still managing to deliver some fresh mythology of its own.
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Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead is nowhere near as fun as it should be
The script is mostly garbage, and mostly not in the enjoyable kind of way.
Army of the Dead | Release Details
Army of the Dead is available to stream in New Zealand now on Netflix.