The Dead Dont Dieis (semi) undead on arrival.
And critics on the Croisette have, thus far, evenly split on their reactions to the film.
And when the Earth is fed, the living will do whatever they can to sleepwalk through the nightmare.
The Telegraphs Robbie Collin also praises the films satirical perspective.
Besides the end of the world, almost nothing of note happens in this movie.
It gets its point across, no matter how inelegantly.
Ben Kroll (The Wrap):Again, it all goes down smooth in the scene-to-scene.
Owen Gleiberman (Variety):What does a Jim Jarmusch zombie movie look like?
(It seems to be saying, The dead are rising!
And what else is new?)….
Hes saying, Look!
Its Jim Jarmusch making a zombie movie!
Thats why its a disappointing trifle.
But there is a pessimism gnawing away in its gut that cant be laughed off.
I guess all those ghost people plumb lost their goddamn minds, Waits wearily intones.