Director: Tommy Wirkola
Writer: Tommy Wirkola, Stig Frode Henriksen (Screenplay)
Starring: Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Lasse Valdal, Evy Kasseth Rosten, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Jenny Skavlan, Ane Dahl Torp, Orjan Gamst
Plot: A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.
There may be spoilers the rest of the review
Verdict: Entreatingly delightful
Story: Dead Snow starts by showing a woman running from something in twilight covered sky. She just happens to be a friend of the group we are about to meet Martin (Hoel), Roy (Henriksen), Hanna (Frogner), Vergard (Valdal), Liv (Rosten), Erlend (Laursen) and Chris (Skavlan) who are all off for a fun filled weekend in a cabin in the mountain. Their vacation is interrupted by a mysterious stranger who warns them about the mountains and the legend of Colonel Oberst Herzog (Gamst) and what happened during World War II.
When Vergard goes in search of his girlfriend he finds the mysterious stranger murdered in his tent. The rest of the group continue their weekend where they discover treasure buried under the cabin. Now they have drawn Colonel Herzog and his men to them as they want to reclaim their treasures.
Dead Snow is a very by the book horror film, it knows exactly what it wants to do and delivers on every level. We have the generic characters each with their strengths, each with their weakness all coming together to fight Nazi Zombies. The story doesn’t really test much, but does have a few twists but this one focuses mostly on the gore, clever effects and zombie kills. This really is something that is purely fun for a horror fan to enjoy. (7/10)
Actor Review
Vegar Hoel: Martin medical student who along with his friends has to fight off the zombies. He starts very quiet but soon becomes the reluctant hero of the group. Vegar does a good job in the role. (7/10)
Stig Frode Henriksen: Roy the horny cocky guy of the group, he talks the talk but when it comes to walking the walk he sighs away to start with before becoming the fighter along with Martin. Stig does a good job in the role and has more interesting scenes. (7/10)
Charlotte Frogner: Hanna Martin’s love who after the attack heads off for help only to get hunted down by the zombies which ends with one of the most shocking scenes in the film. Charlotte does a good job and the scenes she is in are some of the most shocking. (7/10)
Lasse Valdal: Vergard the man who goes off on his own and has a very an adventure against the zombies all by himself with some of the cliff hanger scenes. Lasse does a good job and is easily the most entertaining character in the film. (8/10)
Support Cast: Dead Snow has a supporting cast that works with the story and makes for good disposable characters all with unique death scenes.
Director Review: Tommy Wirkola – Tommy does a great job directing this and knows what he what the fans want to see in the film. (8/10)
Comedy: Dead Snow has plenty of comedy horror used throughout that will add laughs to the tension still created. (9/10)
Horror: Dead Snow is brilliant by the book horror that will easily satisfy all the horror fans out there. (9/10)
Settings: Dead Snow uses the isolation of being trapped on a mountain to work for the horror angle of the film. (9/10)
Special Effects: Dead Snow uses brilliant special effects for the kills. (10/10)
Suggestion: Dead Snow is one that all the horror fans out there simply have to see. (Horror Fans Must Watch)
Best Part: Cliff Hanger with Vergard.
Worst Part: Really isn’t one.
Action Scene Of The Film: Final show down.
Funniest Scene: Trying to attract the attention of the zombies.
Kill Of The Film: Erlend
Believability: No (0/10)
Chances of Tears: No (0/10)
Chances of Sequel: Has one.
Post Credits Scene: No
Oscar Chances: No
Budget: $800,000
Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Tagline: Ein! Zwei! Die!
Trivia: The Nazi zombies in this film are a combination of typical zombies in popular culture and ancient Norse mythical beings known as draug. A draug is a undead being who would (like a vampire) inhabit graves. They would often out of jealously live in the graves of important men as they often had treasures in them and protect these treasures as if they were their own.
Overall: Brilliant Zombie Comedy
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