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Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead has received mostly positive reactions ahead of its release on Netflix.
Set during a zombie apocalypse (and featuring an undead tiger!), it centres on a group of mercenaries who break quarantine to venture into an infested Las Vegas and pull off "the greatest heist ever attempted".
Guardians of the Galaxy's Dave Bautista, Power's Ana de la Reguera and Omari Hardwick, Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy), comedian Tig Notaro, Ella Purnell (Belgravia), Matthias Schweighöfer (You Are Wanted), Westworld's Hiroyuki Sanada and Garret Dillahunt (Fear the Walking Dead) star.
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"Zack Snyder's #ArmyOfTheDead is unquestionably a Zack Snyder zombie movie, for better and for worse," Digital Spy's Ian Sandwell wrote on Twitter. "Loads of strong ideas, a fair few questionable ideas, terrific gore and an overlong runtime. Great cast too."
Collider's Vinnie Mancuso shared similar sentiments about the fact that the movie is two-and-a-half hours long but enjoyed it nonetheless, tweeting: "You absolutely feel the runtime toward the end but honestly, #ArmyOfTheDead rips. Just let Zack Snyder keep making zombie movies!"
Meanwhile, the same publication's Perri Nemiroff shared that she "fell mighty hard for the whole ensemble".
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Elsewhere, Fangoria's Phil Nobile Jr. said: "Army of the Dead: Zack Snyder is having an absolute blast, delivering a jaw dropping/jaw-removing) amount of slo-mo bloodshed. The gore and mayhem on display is lovingly captured and, more importantly, gleefully faceted within the film."
Meanwhile Observer's Brandon Katz was a little less enthusiastic, admitting that he found himself "wanting more" from the action-horror.
"It's well cast and often funny," he added. "But despite blending the heist/zombie genres, there's not much newness added to either. One or two fresh setpieces amid familiar blood n gore, but outside of that, you've seen it more or less."
Check out some more reactions below...
Army of The Dead is a violent, gory, and bloody blast. Zack Snyder’s latest is a ridiculously fun and over the top genre bending zombie film. While the entire cast is great, Matthias Schweighöfer steals every scene. Oh, and the opening credits are absolutely epic. #ArmyoftheDead pic.twitter.com/6Seg3l1AFG
— Scott Menzel (@ScottDMenzel) May 10, 2021
#ArmyOfTheDead is bloody fun! Has great zombie action, character banter & killer music. Also, quite funny. Loved the world created by @ZackSnyder & that every character has a moment to shine. His style matches perfectly with the zombie genre. Opening credits are 🔥#ZombieVerse pic.twitter.com/vhbaKjX8KV
— Fico (@FicoCangiano) May 10, 2021
I saw #ArmyoftheDead and I’m all-in on this world.
Pretty sure Zack Snyder just beat WB to the punch and made his own Suicide Squad movie, but with zombies. How about that. pic.twitter.com/xUb0lnylTs— Kirsten (@KirstenAcuna) May 10, 2021
#ArmyOfTheDead’s opening credits sequence is delicious, pure camp. While the rest of the film doesn’t sustain that tone (& meanders), there are lots of wild, deftly executed concepts & scenes centered on the heist. Even more audacious is there’s an unexpected infusion of heart. pic.twitter.com/TPGFC2nG2I
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) May 10, 2021
Army of the Dead is set to be released in US cinemas on May 14, before being rolled out on Netflix worldwide on May 21.
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