Blood Quantum

A lot of people are going to judge the film based on its success as a horror movie, and others will judge it as a political statement. Not that I think there’s a deficiency in any part of its personality, but I also think the panache with which it is both of those things and more — without looking to the history of genre or the future of civil rights for permission to say some pretty bold stuff — is why the film is a success.

Blood Quantum is not short on social, and cultural observations, but neither does it scrimp on zombies gorging on lengthy intestines.

It is as much a gusty dissection of colonialism as it is a gut-spilling splatter-thon.

I found myself admiring Barnaby’s editing and production skills—“Blood Quantum” looks great—but he’s not quite yet there in directing performances or writing dialogue. Everything here feels a bit too first draft or first take when the characters aren’t fighting off growling zombies.

Unfortunately, the film emulates many of its genre brethren’s inability to convert a promising start into a solid second act. . . . though a haunting finale almost redeems the flabby midsection.

It may not be a great zombie movie, but it’s a uniquely powerful reminder of why zombie movies are great.

The effects, the gory makeup and what-not, are first rate, and the means of dispatching zombies creative, here and there.

It is really nice have Native Americans being the only ones immune to the zombie outbreak in this zombie movie. This is pretty clearly a low budget movie, and some of the acting in it really shows, especially some of the side characters. Some of the kills and deaths in this film are really cool. This movie should be marked as a tragedy, because the story is pretty bleak, and some of the story beats I was not to fond of. If you love zombie films, this is worth a look.

It works within the grotesque display the story allows, but that at the same time is the clearest example of its weaknesses. And personally I've had enough of zombies.

Poor editing choices turn an otherwise good movie until one that marginally fails. Pity, as the characters were well written.

How lovely. Just what we needed - another terrible zombie movie... because the other 3 dozen weren't bad enough! THIS movie was just all kinds of awful. Lousy acting and just really boring and stupid.

**** good. interesting premise, bad execution. disappointing and i always love zombie movies.