Introduction to the Army of the Dead Movie Review

After the hype surrounding the movie, Army of the Dead, I initially placed this Netflix movie on my “must-see” list. Similar to me, you may have seen some zombie movies in the past and either enjoyed them or felt like you wasted your time watching them. How did Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead movie fare with me? Check out my  review of the Army of the Dead movie to find out.

 

Plot of the Army of the Dead Movie

 

 

Before watching the movie, I read a brief synopsis which indicated the plot involved a heist taking place in the midst of a city which had become overcome by zombies -- Las Vegas. I was curious as to how this heist was going to take place. To me, the main plot of the Army of the Dead movie was interesting. However, as I watched this film, my interest in this movie, including the various plots dwindled.

As stated above, the major plot was the heist, with subplots that included one of the characters trying to rescue a mother who was captured by the zombies. There is another subplot dealing with a relationship between zombies (go figure) as well which I  will discuss  in more detail below.

 

Realism of  the Army of the Dead Movie

 

Without spoilers, just in case you want to see the Army of the Dead movie -- I think that during the various events in the film, you will ask yourself quite a few questions about the validity and realism of some of the movie scenes. GIven the movie is about zombies whose existence is far from real life in and of itself -- there are situations in the movie that do not lend itself to what I would consider “common sense.”

The dramatic scenes in this movie all seem useless and unwarranted when you take into consideration the conclusion of the movie.  After sitting through this long movie -- 2 hours and 28 minutes in length to be exact, you may feel as if on second thought, maybe there is something else you should be doing instead of watching the movie, Army of the Dead. To be clear, I felt the same way.

 

 

 

Zombies Capabilities in the Army of the Dead Movie

 

Who knew? Apparently there is a breed of zombies that can think as well as strategize. Who would have thought that the storyline would follow the plight of these zombies so closely that there is a storyline involving them? This may be considered creative by some; however, I view giving the zombies feelings, emotions, etc., is a little too far fetched for me -- even if this is a movie.  

 

In fact, looking back on the movie, I think it was extra long because of the storyline of the unreal situations between two zombies -- which were actually part of the plot, as I alluded to above.

 

Skills of the Actors in the Army of the Dead Movie

 

In the Army of the Dead movie, you will probably notice instantly an actor that stood out from all the others relative to acting abilities. In fact, I would categorize her as the best actor in the whole movie. If you decide to  watch or even have already watched the Army of the Dead movie, take note of the actor-- Tig Notaro who plays the role of Marianne Peters, the helicopter pilot. Unfortunately, she does not have a large part in this film, but the parts she was in -- she made it worth your while to watch.

Regarding the worst actor -- there was none.  The rest of the acting crew all fell in a similar -- ok type acting category.

Little known fact:  Tig Notaro actually was a replacement actor in the film after the comedian Chis D’Elia was removed from the movie.

 

 

Assessment of the Army of the Dead Movie

 

In my opinion, the zombie movie, Army of the Dead did not gross me out as I expected, given what can be done with today’s special effects, etc.

Yes -- there were some scenes -- one in particular dealing with a zombie head -- that could have met the “gross” criteria -- but the scene lended itself more to having a dummy mannequin being destroyed instead of a zombie. 

On a positive note -- The visual and special effects movie staff did a good job of giving the movie the environmental effect of being in a zombie-infested Las Vegas -- So kudos to them.

Except for the acting skills of Tig Notaro as Marianne Peters, the helicopter pilot, I place the Army of the Dead Movie in my  movie “time wasted” category. After watching the movie, Army of the Dead -- You may do the same.

 

 

Rating of the Army of the Dead Movie

 

Based on a rating of 1 star to five stars with five stars being the highest, I rate the Army of the Dead movie 1 ½ stars.