Movie Review: THE DEAD DON’T DIE

Jim Jarmusch is the guy who brought us ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE, one of the finest vampire films of the modern (i.e. post BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA and INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE) era. It wouldn’t be expecting too much, then, to have expected something similar for his take on zombies. THE DEAD DON’T DIE is most assuredly not that movie. It is as different, really, as you can get from the former film. It is more tonally in keeping with movies like THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU and RUBBER (although it lacks the brilliance of the latter). It’s far too Meta for mainstream viewers, even mainstream Horror marks, and I totally get why a lot of people didn’t like it. I liked it. I didn’t love it, but I liked it.

THE DEAD DON’T DIE is a joke. I mean that literally. If you find the joke funny, you’ll enjoy this one. If you don’t find it funny, this one will bore you. There’s no right or wrong interpretation here. Humor is totally subjective. Can I recommend THE DEAD DON’T DIE to you? I don’t know your sense of humor. The best I can do for it is to say that it made *me* laugh. It might make you laugh, too. Or not. Roll the dice.

By TheCheezman

WAYNE MILLER is the owner and creative director of EVIL CHEEZ PRODUCTIONS, specializing in theatrical performances and haunted attractions. He has written, produced, and directed (and occasionally acted in) over two dozen plays, most of them in the Horror and True Crime genres. He obtained a doctorate in Occult Studies from Miskatonic University and is an active paranormal investigator. Is frequently told he resembles Anton Lavey. And Ming the Merciless. Denn die totden reiten schnell!

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