The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest of the survivors must find a way to stop the evolving zombies from breaking into the city.
It's fairly solid fun without breaking any new ground.
– Mike Clark,
USA Today,
24 Jun 2005
rotten:
The plot held no surprises and the acting no revelations.
– Stephen Hunter,
Washington Post,
24 Jun 2005
rotten:
Zombies just aren't that interesting as villains because they zombie ahead.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
27 Jun 2005
rotten:
Romero's fourth-grade dialogue doesn't help matters, but anyone seeking out the latest achievements in cranial ruptures, spewing-blood gouts, and ground-beef spillage need look no further.