Army of the Dead

"[The screenplay] strikes a satisfying balance between accelerated action (...) and quieter character-driven interludes that succeed in making us care about the motley crew tackling the zombie menace" 

"While it’s the best film Snyder has made since his last 'of the Dead,' it’s also one that continually hints at the more satisfying work it might have been. The director goes all-in on spectacle, but his script is a pair of threes." 

"A ridiculous and gory good time (...) The best part of Zack Snyder’s uneven but largely enjoyable undead epic is the mini-movie rolled into its opening credits, and it’s worth a mini-review of its own" 

"[The first 15 minutes are] basically perfect. The next hour or so is quite engaging, too (...) And then, it all somehow goes south. Once the zombie killing starts in earnest, 'Army of the Dead' becomes profoundly less interesting and more predictable" 

"If filmmaker Zack Snyder gleans one takeaway from his terrific new zombie thriller, 'Army Of The Dead,' it’s that he should steer completely clear of superhero films for the rest of his career and focus on original features" 

"Snyder has slammed together an ecstatic pop-art genre pastiche, all familiar parts slathered in an appealing blockbuster polish. It’s at once his Aliens, his Ocean’s Eleven, and his Wild Bunch." 

"A stylishly grandiose, muscular but conventional popcorn pageant that’s got something for just about everyone (...) The film gathers momentum, but its first half is too generic, and the whole thing is a little too long."