“Army of the Dead” opens with a clever scene involving a military transport colliding with a pair of newlyweds “celebrating” their marriage while driving down a Nevada highway. Still, the film delivers on what it promises in its title, which may be all that’s needed for Snyder fans and those looking for a new action movie in an era when it still feels like all the blockbusters have been delayed. There are also themes that feel muddled and characters that are incredibly thin-yes, even for a movie like this one for which character is rarely a strong suit. There are elements of this aggressive action extravaganza that are tightly conceived and executed-mostly in the “zombie headshots” department. Romero, but Snyder’s pedigree includes helming the only good remake of one of the master’s undead flicks in his 2004 version of “Dawn of the Dead.” So does the new one match up to either that taut horror remake or the works of Romero himself? Yes and no. One can’t title a zombie movie anything “…of the Dead” and not expect to draw comparisons to the great George A. On the heels of HBO Max releasing Zack Snyder's director's cut of "Justice League," the divisive filmmaker hops from one major streamer to another with next week’s Netflix premiere of “Army of the Dead,” released in a limited theatrical release tomorrow, May 12 th.
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