When the last evacuation flight out of war-torn Africa crashes off the coast, American Air Force Engineer Lieutenant Brian Murphy emerges as the sole survivor in a land where the dead are returning to life and attacking the living.
"The Dead," evocatively filmed in grainy 35mm, might carry the cinematic vibe of an old-school, flesh-eating adventure, but as it should be with stories like this, it's not a pretty picture.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 Oct 2011
rotten:
Beyond its auspicious premise -- survivors fighting a zombie outbreak against the continent's scorching vistas -- there's little else to chew on here.
– Tom Horgen,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
6 Oct 2011
fresh:
The Dead, with its vast, pitiless landscapes and moral seriousness, is Night of the Living Dead reimagined as a Sergio Leone western. It's a knockout.
– Chuck Wilson,
Village Voice,
11 Oct 2011
rotten:
A long, chemistry-free slog through the zombified countryside.