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Review: zombie heist thriller Army of the Dead is Zack Snyder at his best


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Positivity     40.00%   
   Negativity   60.00%
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SOURCE: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/review-zombie-heist-thriller-army-of-the-dead-is-zack-snyder-at-his-best/
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Summary

A team of mercenaries ventures into zombie-infested Las Vegas in hopes of recovering millions in cash from a casino vault in Zack Snyder's zombie heist horror thriller, Army of the Dead. Driven by the hope that the payoff could help pave the way to a reconciliation with his estranged daughter Kate (Ella Purnell, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children), Ward takes on the challenge, assembling a ragtag team of experts for the heist.They include Maria Cruz (Ana de la Reguera, Narcos), an ace mechanic and Ward's old friend; Vanderohe (Omari Hardwick, Kick-Ass, The A Team), a zombie killing machine; Marianne Peters (Tig Notaro, Star Trek: Discovery), a cynical helicopter pilot; Mikey Guzman (Raúl Castillo, Looking), a go-for-broke influencer and Chambers (Samantha Win, Zack Snyder's Justice League), his ride-or-die; Martin (Garret Dillahunt, Fear the Walking Dead), the casino's head of security; a badass warrior known as the Coyote (Nora Arnezeder, Mozart in the Jungle) who recruits Burt Cummings (Theo Rossi, Luke Cage, Sons of Anarchy), a slimy security guard; and a brilliant German safe cracker named Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer, Valkyrie). Plus you just can't rush the suspenseful buildup as the team maneuvers their way through a mine field of temporarily dormant zombies, for instance.There is already a prequel film, Army of Thieves, in post-production, focusing on the character Ludwig Dieter, with Schweighöfer both starring and directing. Netflix and Snyder are clearly hoping to launch a successful franchise with Army of the Dead, and if the director brings the same deft touch to those projects, I think they'll succeed.Army of the Dead is now streaming on Netflix, following a limited theatrical release.Listing image by YouTube/NetflixYou must login or create an account to comment.Join the Ars Orbital Transmission mailing list to get weekly updates delivered to your inbox.

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