With some better sound design and 30 fewer minutes, this could’ve just been “fun.” Instead, it fell mostly flat. Lame instead of silly. The writing isn’t terrible and there was a good deal of potential, but so many marks were just missed.

Watched on Saturday March 2, 2024.

Watched on Saturday March 2, 2024.

Watched on Monday December 23, 2024.

Watched on Sunday December 22, 2024.

Absolute banger of a soundtrack.
Also, interesting and fun take on zombies that feels really relatable. I just hope I’m not as miserably useless as Mickey when the apocalypse comes.

Watched on Friday December 20, 2024.

I liked the execution and the acting. It really set a style and beautifully told a story that I understood. That said, I was left constantly wanting for a tone that showed me how to feel, and I couldn’t just let emotions wash over me. I really got that from Call Me By Your Name and Bones and All, but I don’t think this clicked for me in the same way. It could be that I just wasn’t prepared for this style, which was certainly different from those other films, and that I went in with preconceptions that just were never going to be met. I’m having mixed feelings because the execution felt right, but I was just not connected to Lee in the way I think I should’ve or could’ve and definitely wanted to.

Gleefully violent and an aggressively good time. Really, really leans into the gore and ridiculousness and I’m here for it.

Never saw the play and only knew a one-liner of what it was about. As such, I had a great time and found it easily watchable. Great adaptation of a musical, not overrun with needless CGI, and just lots of fun.
Some of the lighting and editing took me out of the immersion, but overall great production value, especially in the first half or 2/3s.