Last week, I was on the Spike TV website voting for the winners of the 2009 Scream awards they have every year. I noticed that there were two movies that were up for several awards, “Dead Snow” and “Let the Right One In,” which I will be viewing in the very near future.
Now, as you may or may not know, I’m a sucker for a good Zombie flick and after a bit of research, I discovered that this film is about a group of friends who take a trip into the Norwegian Mountains. The area that they are recreating in has quite a history involving a group of Nazi soldiers from WWII. Well, I won’t go too into detail, but what could be better than flesh eating Nazi Zombies?
The film had a hard time deciding on whether or not it was a horror or a comedy; at times, it has some moments that are quite intense, like a horror movie should be. But at other times, I was laughing out loud. The closest thing I can compare it to would be “Shaun of the Dead,” although I don’t think there was any questions as to what genre this film fits into. This was my only complaint about the film.
The scenery and location is absolutely beautiful, and the director and camera person made good use of the wide angle lens many times to show off the area. The acting was on par with what you’d expect out of a film like this – nothing stellar, but good enough to get the job done.
Overall, it’s a fun movie to watch, especially if you are a fan of the Zombie genre. I had to do some digging to track it down, and it was well worth the search.
Grade: B