by Dr Kain » Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:36 am
The Dead Don't Die - Jesus christ, what is up with this string of horror movies from this year suddenly? Child's Play, The Lighthouse, Midsommar, and now this? Okay, granted, I had no expectations for Child's Play, but come on. Here we have a zombiedy movie that showed a lot of promise in the trailer and it turned out that the trailer pretty much showed all of the best scenes. It wasn't necessarily a bad movie, as it did have some funny bits, but ultimately, it was 30 minutes longer than it needed to be. There was also a lot of pointless characters that took up several minutes of screen time, such as these three friends who are on a road trip. We see them driving into town, have this long and drawn out moment of them watching the news, they have a conversation with the cops, and then the next time we see them they are dead. There was absolutely no reason for them to exist at all. Such a shame. Thankfully, the chemistry between Adam Driver and Bill Murray saved the film from being a total disaster. I'm going to give this one a 6/10 just because of that.
Speaking of Adam Driver, I do need to ask, why the hell is he brilliant in every role he plays EXCEPT as Kylo Ren?