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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichThe tone this time out is primarily comic.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettA polished, fast-moving, entertaining picture whose mainstream success will depend on audiences' tolerance of its tendency to become an abattoir of extreme carnage.
- 60MovielineMichelle OrangeMovielineMichelle OrangeWhile Survival of the Dead does its best to work up a decent allegorical bent -- this time involving territorial pissing matches within a country under siege -- its power is diffused (and frankly, confused) by its execution.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisEntertainment WeeklyClark CollisThere are some memorable images, including the sight of a beautiful, horse-riding ''dead head.'' But for much of the movie, Van Sprang's zombie fatigue seems to be an echo of Romero's own.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThere's little here that's new or interesting; the movie is for hard-core Romero devotees only.
- 50VarietyVarietySteeped in fan-pleasing gore but woefully thin on ideas, originality (beyond new zombie-offing methods) or directorial flair.
- 40Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesAt long last, the Dead series may be ready for that final bullet between the eyes.
- 40Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonThe inevitable all-you-can-eat orgy of zombies pulling stringy mouthfuls away from red, wet rib cages may satisfy gorehounds, but big set pieces showing how atrophied Romero's cutting and tactical framing have become is depressing to anyone who has valued his films for more than just splatter.
- 25Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreSurvival of the Dead lacks the wit of "Zombieland," the polish and punch of last winter's "The Crazies," a remake of a Romero zombie picture from the '70s.