The Returned
Drama, Horror, Thriller
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2013
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In a post-zombie world, where the infected live normal lives, their retroviral drug is running out.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
15 Nov 2013
Country:
ES, CA
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Carballo squeezes an impressive amount of exposition into news reports and medical briefings, but Holden-Ried's and Hampshire's performances are what ground the film ...
– Rob Staeger,
Village Voice,
11 Feb 2014
rotten:
Though an admirable shake-up of the typically overbearing, munch-intensive undead yarn, "The Returned" is still a far cry from the smarts-and-shocks zombie allegories George Romero mastered.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb 2014
rotten:
Pivotal scenes dive too deep into melodrama, and there's something inevitably sterile about a script that includes only scenes that propel the plot or provide obvious foreshadowing.
– Tomas Hachard,
NPR,
13 Feb 2014
rotten:
Carballo also fails to capitalize on the climate of paranoia the script attempts to engender throughout.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
27 Mar 2014
rotten:
This is a serious, austere film that feels as if it's barely restraining the B-movie within. In the end, it fights itself to a draw.
– Adam Nayman,
Globe and Mail,
28 Mar 2014