Thursday, January 24, 2013

The Dead (2010)

Africa is being overtaken by the dead who are coming back to life and attacking the living.  After the last plane out of the war zone crashes, Lt. Brian Murphy finds himself the only survivor.  When he meets Sgt. Daniel Dembele, whose village has been decimated by the living dead, the two team up to try to get back to their families.

While there is often no dialogue in this film, it is never boring nor is there any padding to flesh out the film.  This is more about characters, atmosphere, and building tension than about gore. So if you're looking for lots of blood and zombie action, you wouldn't be happy with this.  But I found it to be an effective movie.

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