Critic Reviews

• Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

  Ultra-gory horror comedy squanders its intriguing premise of crime-stopping vigilante zombies with its uneven execution.

• Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

  It's not hard to imagine this becoming a cult favorite.

• Sara Stewart, New York Post

  About 30 minutes too long and somewhat clumsily executed, this zombie's-eye-view story still manages to evoke the comic and splattery spirit of the best '80s cult horror flicks.

• Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

  This small sleeper delivers a surprising number of pleasingly putrid punch lines.

• Scott Tobias, NPR

  Its anti-war sentiments are trafficked in like a subterfuge that blows up with unexpected force.

• Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

  By the middle of the second hour, you'll be wishing a zombie would just chomp off your head to end the pain.

• Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures

  one of the more unique approaches to such a story

• R. L. Shaffer, IGN DVD

  The Revenant is a refreshing spin on the vampire/zombie genre and a true hidden gem.

• Matt Donato, We Got This Covered

  The Revenant is full of life and displays magnificent story telling from both a writing and directorial sense. It is one of the smarter horror comedies created in the past few years and well worth a watch.

• Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com

  It's the best successor to Cemetery Man out there, for sure (much better than Dylan Dog!).

• Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate

  Ghoulishly repetitive and gore-laden, it's a flimsy fright farce that eventually becomes the walking dud.

• Scott Weinberg, FEARnet

  A bit of a mess, but it's a consistently fun one, and that's more than most horror/comedies can say.

• Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

  [VIDEO ESSAY] Made in 2009, "The Revenant" finally finds its way to the big screen with a resounding thud.

• Josh Bell, Las Vegas Weekly

  What starts as funny and engaging winds up plodding and unfocused by the end.

• Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle

  The film is a solid 15 minutes longer than it really needs to be and more annoying, The Revenant feels as though it longs to be an American riff on Shaun of the Dead.

• Jeremy Wheeler, TV Guide's Movie Guide

  The Revenant is legitimately funny, inventive, and just plain cool.

• Maitland McDonagh, Film Journal International

  Already a genre festival favorite, this dark comedy, in which a soldier killed in Iraq comes back from the grave a blood-drinking zombie, will appeal to horror fans looking for something a little different, but may have trouble crossing over.

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