Synopsis: A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.So, I got 3 words for ya... Norwegian Nazi Zombies. Yep. It's so on. All you really need to know is right there. This movie is pretty much The Evil Dead meets Zombieland, in the snowy mountains of Norway, with Nazis... and subtitles. Really, that's an apt comparison so you should know whether this film is for you or not. It's got that same sort of creepy, yet sort of funny at times, vibe without being a comedy. It's a nice balance of horror and comedy.
It's called Dead Snow (Død Snø) but I think the original name was "Red Snow" which I like a whole lot better actually, because there is boatloads of blood and gore. The effects don't try to steal the show but there is some pretty cool low-budget type gore. There are seemingly endless zombies coming from all over so there are a lot of kills and some pretty creative. There are several nods to many classic, but mainly the aforementioned The Evil Dead films. It plays more like an homage than a rip-off though.
Usually in a film like this, with the foreign language and subtitles, it's difficult to really get an appreciation for the acting or emotions but both are well done here. I really enjoyed the cast and their work.
And something you don't normally hear about movies like this... the cinematography is fantastic. I loved the setting in the snowy mountains and the director does a good job of showing it off.
So those wacky Norwegians do it again. Watch this back-to-back with Fritt Vilt (Cold Prey) and then join me in hoping more people from there take up the horror industry.
Ein! Zwei! Die!
7.5/10
