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Director: Jeff Baena
Starring: Dane DeHaan, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, Anna Kendrick, Cheryl Hines, Paul Reiser
Time: 91 minutes
The zombie film is a well-worn formula and no exaggeration to say that the market is a bit saturated late. Director Jeff Baena first made a name before the co-author David O Russell screwball comedy I Heart Huckabees, and hopes for his own brand of humor into the subgenre of horror bring now.
The story begins after the recently deceased Bet (square), which is part of a deadly snake bite while hiking nearby. My friend Zach (DeHaan) is struggling to cope with frequent visits to see her father (Reilly) acts as a therapy of sorts. However, the period of mourning is even more chaotic when Beth comes back to the family home, as if nothing would happen, and his enthusiasm for his return soon turns sour when gradually it becomes clear that he is dead - live.
It is clear from the outset that this is the first film Baena, unfortunately; Direction is neglected and should be fun gags fall flat as a result. The script itself is sufficient to induce some spiritual laughter, but where such hit films as zom-com Shaun of the Dead had an effective social commentary, your mood, feels Beth more like a series of successes and failures sequences with little depth. There are some good performances on display here: DeHaan Reilly and rise above the mismanagement and bring laughs more regularly, but others struggle to get a proper understanding of the material.
Some people get a kick out of life to Bet offbeat sense of humor, but for most it is a bit of a mess aimlessly. This is perhaps the overexposure of the zombie finally starting to run out, and begs the question, how ironic life is in this formula undead left.
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
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