Whilst some elements of this film were fantastic and ,dare i say it, original they were ultimately submerged by the flick's numerous flaws. I see some other reviews have praised the acting, well, they are half right. The secondary male lead is perfectly serviceable, but the main guy is terrible. Hell, he'd struggle to play himself on a reality TV show. Stilted,cheesy and rubbish. Also there was a (presumably unintentional) subtext of 'White American to the rescue!' which i found pretty damn offensive. The plot was filled with holes, characters acted illogically and the incidents along the journey got repetitive rather quickly. Its a shame really, because there are some moments of beauty in the film, and some effective scenes.For instance, the scene where he is handed the baby is quite powerful, but any goodwill is spent when the film writes the dilemma out.
Review of The Dead
