Let's get one thing straight: this is not a cheap rehash of Shaun of the Dead that's also a knockoff of What We Do In the Shadows as the trailer might suggest. Neither is it a comedy in the traditional sense, nor is it interested in being a stereotypical zombie movie. What this movie is, is a straight up satire. The film shows off all of the laziness and selfishness of the entitlement mentality in all of its glory (or rather, lack thereof). It's a film with bite to it, that by its own admission hates the desire to have everything for little to no effort. It's a film that begs its audience to stand for something and truly care for the people around them. And for the most part it works. It paints such an ugly picture of its entitled protagonists that by the end you are basically begging them to just for once put some fight up for something besides their own selfish desires. If there was one thing that I wish the film had more of though, it's charm. The film shows that each character has their own quirks that could make them charming, but it does not lean into those quirks nearly enough. It does have enough charm to get you to like certain characters, but not enough to make you really like all of them. I understand making certain characters in this too likeable runs the risk of damaging the satire, but some glimmers of light in those characters would have really helped the desire to see them change be more than just feeling frustrated with the characters. Overall though, I enjoyed this film for what it was.
Review of Follow the Dead
