We Bury the Dead

"We Bury the Dead" is an intimate, slow-burn zombie thriller featuring a stunning performance from Daisy Ridley. The film may be light on horror and bear too much of a resemblance to other zombie movies, but it’s exploration of grief, closure, and motherhood prove very compelling.

Benefiting from a strong start, with a good pace and interesting quantity of informations, 'We Bury the Dead' settles solid basics. The plot is very interesting and manages to be original even though zombie movies go for a long way and struggle to bring something fresh to the **** (Daisy Ridley) triggers empathy and interest at first sight in her quest to find her (living or dead?) husband. The character of Clay (Brenton Thwaites) follows the same pattern. Too bad Ridley's acting is almost bad at some point : she only shows one face during the whole plot, and only teases us of what she could have **** movie deploys a good first act, introducing Riley (Mark Coles Smith), but eventually turning him into a third-zone character. After that, the movie cruelly lacks of content and of scenaristic value. It all falls flat. Dialogues are a perfect example of why this movie is mid : they are long, uninteresting, uneven. The last one is the worst of all. Ending (no spoil), speaking of it, was questionable. In the end I found that 'We Bury the Dead' let way too much room for useless mystery as it lacked time to explain the complexity of its plot. Too many dull moments, too many useless dialogues for such an interesting universe.Zombies are amazing, and some jumpscares are terrific. Too bad it all lacked of zombies in my opinion!Although I have to admit that the music and photography (colors, environment and light) made me give a higher score, they were both excellent. They both contributes to this contemplative (almost meditative at some point) film. Environmental shots showcase the beauty of Australia, and are not far from being iconic. Other action sequences are very interesting too, notably views from the sky. In addition to that, it was very interesting to witness such a film that questions marriage and commitment for life and death through this post-apocaliptical perspective.