We Bury the Dead Reviews
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DL Cooper liked
We Bury the Dead
This filmmaker knows how to strike a mood, how to hold a moment, and how to avoid undercutting it. I appreciate that. The actors did their job well too, not to mention the killer make up and prosthetics. All of that said, the ending was just… not great for me. Below is my spoiler riddled “how it should’ve ended.”
Spoiler:
After the leads confess their sins to each other on the beach and send Mitch ablaze out to drift, that aerial shot over the gorgeous water showing them alone should’ve ended with every resident from the resort behind them, now reanimated, walking toward them- an army of the dead approaching the unsuspecting non-heroes. Cut to credits. They confronted their grief, survived against the odds, confessed their sins, and now we imagine they face the music.
I think the baby thing was a really left field, inexplicable (to the point of shark jumping), forced-hope moment to show the characters’ opportunity at redemption and a fresh tomorrow. I didn’t feel like that’s what the movie was building to. Maybe I just *wanted* something bleak but I can’t get over how much I thought that ending undercut what we just saw even though the filmmaker knew not to undercut other moments (like nailing her monologue to Mitch’s body without a forced scare or something).
Eh, opinions are like assholes and I still “liked” the movie, but the ending fumbled the landing for me given what I was kinda getting from the rest of the film’s rhetoric.
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zxki liked
We Bury the Dead
Nope. No. Nada. Negative. Nah. I'm good. I'll pass. Not a chance. No way. Definitely not. Over my dead body. I might seem overdramatic, but I'm terrified of zombies, and this was just way too close for comfort. Comedies, I can just about handle, but horrors like this? Never in a million years. No thanks. What makes it even worse is the absolute intrigue I have. Just like with "I Am Legend", I want to watch more, and for that reason, as well as genuinely frightening the life out of me, I'll give this a solid 7.
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ChungiBoi liked
We Bury the Dead
This was just so incredibly well handled. Although it’s set in a genre that’s often cliche, this movie avoids that and ends up being a drama as much as anything else, serving as a deft exploration of grief and finding closure
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Mark Bateman liked
We Bury the Dead
7/10 About expectations, seem “Daisy” hasn’t picked a bad project yet. Liked the story, location and cast. Recommend.
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nic liked
We Bury the Dead
Always great to see a creative “zombie” movie that doesn’t follow the typical plot and rules
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Larry Daley liked
We Bury the Dead
As an avid fan of the zombie genre I’m kind of disappointed this movie doesn’t have more hype around it. Not only is it beautifully shot and well directed, but it also manages to somehow avoid a lot of the zombie cliches we usually get, while also putting an interesting spin on some of the others.
Also really appreciated that for an Australian made film, the characters didn’t feel like caricatures of actual Australian people, but instead felt real and grounded. That aspect was refreshing honestly.
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Crimella is "meh" on
We Bury the Dead
RLY honestly this movie would’ve worked much better as a show thats canceled after 1 season
And they just gave us some crumbs heres ‘body retrieval’ team rescuing, heres the psycho soldier that keeps zombies and the end… lets not..
Yeah.. this movie was more like 1h 34m trailer:/
57d
Daniel disliked
We Bury the Dead
Boorrrrrriiinggggg!!!! The whole point of the movie was for her to find the husband and guess what yeah he dead.The zombies were lazy af,no big fights no adrenalin no nothing.Peace of shit tbh the only fun part was the ending when she found the baby stupid ass movie
57d
Max Tarrant is "meh" on
We Bury the Dead
Ehh. Quite a bleak movie, it’s got an emotional and sad vibe to it. Have to be honest they definitely took a different and unique take on a zombie film but that’s also its biggest weakness. Very little happens in this movie and there are hardly any zombies…
93d
Damien is "meh" on
We Bury the Dead
The concept was interesting but it was soooooo boring. Ridley was great but she couldn’t save it.
105d
Yar is "meh" on
We Bury the Dead
Pretty unique concept for a zombie movie, also some amazing makeup and designs for the zombies. I thought it was very boring though, besides two great segments near the middle of the movie, the rest of the movie was so slow and the story just didn’t captivate me.
108d
Zombieeee is "meh" on
We Bury the Dead
Review: They do bury the dead, so they don't lie. It's a pretty slow movie, but there are creepy and ominous parts.
Would I recommend? Iffy, it's not a terrible movie, it's just also not very memorable. The zombies were pretty realistic though.
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R.U. Him is "meh" on
We Bury the Dead
Yes it’s a different zombie movie with great makeup. Slow in some ways, visually appealing, acted well, pretty shots.I personally dont find it scary and the horror is only in knowing they’re zombies even though some act like a brain dead organisms. Basically a drama of relations.
165d
Jen liked
We Bury the Dead
I like how this is a slow burn of a movie. I’m not usually a slow burn person, but they do a good job with this one and it makes me want more to see where it’s gonna go.
208d
Buttercup loved
We Bury the Dead
Had the honor of seeing this a few months ahead of release at the Tellruide Horror Show. We Bury the Dead is a bit of slow burn but its premise is very unique. It takes the zombie infection in a new route, but what's different about this film is the "zombies" aren't the main focus. There really not even the main conflict to be honest. Not saying they don't play a role they definitely spearhead the events of the film and allow for some suspenseful moments and action. It's really about grief in this world and the need to have closure. As the main characters motivation continuously unravels itself throughout the course of the movie.
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Steven Erick liked
We Bury the Dead
As cathartic and thoughtful as it is, at times, unnerving. Though, it honestly could’ve used a bigger effects budget - that CG smoke was total ass. 3/5
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Eye Cinc liked
We Bury the Dead
Pffff… what a way to spoil one very good movie…. WTF was that ending. Ok, let’s pretend the pregnant incident didn’t happened. Nothing like a good very realistic zombie Horror/Drama to enlighten us about the dangers we are living in. And also great Sci-fi movie
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