George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead (2009)

I’ve started to think that George A. Romero should retire. Night of the Living Dead is the pinnacle of zed films. Standing alongside is Dawn of the Dead. I will always love Romero for his contribution to pop culture. But stop; please stop.

In what is essentially the undead-hating Hatfields versus the cure-seeking McCoys, Survival of the Dead is an unmitigated disaster. Look, I gave Romero a pass with Diary of the Dead. It has solid social commentary amid a few good frights and laughs. This film has nothing. Even the zombies are bored.

Survival of the Dead asks the question: Can the dead and undead co-exist? Decades of zed-films give us the answer: HELL NO! Romero’s attempt here is uninspired. It’s also unfunny, ungory, and as I see it, unworthy of your time.