Army of the Dead: Snyder’s much-hyped slasher fails to fully convince
The horror director’s latest offering, Army of the Dead, just doesn’t contain enough excitement to get the pulse racing
Army of the Dead
Directed by Zack Snyder
Netflix, 18
Rating: **
First Cow
Directed by Kelly Reichardt
MUBI, no cert
Rating: ****
This time, we get the Snyder cut first. That’s not necessarily a good thing.
Having made his debut in 2004 with a brutally effective re-imagining of George A Romero’s horror classic Dawn of the Dead (which remains his best film) Justice League director Zack Snyder completes a circle with the $100m Netflix extravaganza Army of the Dead.