Dead Snow

Directed by Tommy Wirkola. Written by Stig Frode Henriksen and Tommy Wirkola. Starring Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, and Charlotte Frogner.

Euforia Film - 2009

Two Stars of Review! **

If you're a gore hound who likes films that quote liberally from Evil Dead 2 then you'll be in heaven. Heads being ripped in half, chainsaw amputations, guts spilling on faces and used as bungee chords, and even genital mutilation via biting are displayed in modestly graphic detail. The script has its tongue planted firmly in its cheek, but the real problem is that it takes more than half the running time before the fun starts. Considering that it does nothing with its characters you'll probably get bored long before the end credits. Still, there are plenty of intentional laughs. How about a scene where one of the main characters charges a Nazi zombie while wielding a hammer and a sickle? It's a modestly affectionate two stars.