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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumDon't leave before the final frame -- if you're still breathing.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezFaster, leaner and more compact than the original. Dumber, too, but that's almost always the case with remakes.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandPhiladelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandThis film plays out like one of those trigger-happy video games -- it's all cranial splatter. Word to the squeamish: Dawn of the Dead merits a very hard R rating. The depictions of violence are exceedingly graphic.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatFirst time director Zack Snyder has done an amazing job of creating a sense of doom and dread while sprinkling it with some wicked humor and amazing music.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThe new Dawn of the Dead moves along with speed and slick visual style, but it's soulless and anonymous as -- well, a shopping mall.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittHorror buffs will find plenty of split-second suspense and in-your-face carnage, while others will scramble for the exit as quickly as the characters race away from their apocalyptic foes.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghA buzzed-up gloss on the original, it's entertaining -- if fundamentally shallow.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoIt's mindless entertainment, so take it or leave it.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonDespite a big budget, lots of technical flair and a good cast headed by Sarah Polley and Ving Rhames, it's mostly a bloody mess.
- 30The New York TimesElvis MitchellThe New York TimesElvis MitchellThe eventual video game is bound to be a lot more fun -- and less slowed down by bad dialogue -- than this "Dead."