... the screenplay by James Gunn has its own survivalist drive, and first time feature director Zack Snyder delivers something what Romero didn’t: he turns it into a high octane zombie action film.

| Jun 11, 2023

Dawn of the Dead provides new digs for the Romero classic, with heightened energy and wonderfully gory thrills.

| May 18, 2023

This version proved to be that rare bird: a remake that, while not matching its predecessor in any way, nevertheless succeeds on its own terms.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 27, 2023

Their spin on “Dawn of the Dead” lacks the sly humor and satirical bite that was a pivotal part of Romero’s movie. But it’s far from humorless and the big action, creepy setting, and snappy pacing keeps things engaging.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 17, 2022

No matter how much the genre has been beaten to death in the years since its release, Snyder's remake is enduringly scary, thrilling, and incurably watchable time after time. It remains his best film.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 17, 2022

Dawn of the Dead reflects the bigger budget director George Romero raised after his first hit, with splashier splatter and a screenplay that considers social issues in between all the mayhem.

| Oct 15, 2021

A triumph matched by no other 21st Century horror remake I can name.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 26, 2021

A rare worthy remake which breathed new life into the then decaying horror genre, it still holds up brilliant today.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 24, 2021

Far and away Snyder's best film, the remake deftly pays homage to its predecessor while charting its own path. Scary, with great set pieces and a nihilistic ending, the film's only letdown is its zombie baby subplot, which is DOA.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 21, 2021

[It] has something to say about the human person, society and sometimes religion.

| Nov 10, 2020

The film totally sanitizes Romero's use of a shopping mall as a site of consumerist critique.

| Sep 17, 2020

Entertaining, an easy way to pass an hour-and-a-half, some messed up scenes but I'm intrigued to hear that Zack Snyder wants to revisit...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 24, 2019

They could've avoided a few infuriating things, but regardless of all that, very very entertaining. The action, and pacing of the film, very well-done. When things ramp up, they ramp up fast, but even in the dull moments, there's something bubbling.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 24, 2019

What Gunn and Snyder manage to do, above all else, is make zombies terrifying again.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 3, 2019

Zack Snyder is less concerned with themes and more concerned with theatrics.

| May 31, 2018

It is ferocious and young and exciting.

| Dec 18, 2017

A memorable film for fans of the genre. [Full review in Spanish]

| Mar 24, 2016

a pretty solid horror flick

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 17, 2016

There are scares aplenty in Dawn of the Dead; enjoy them and be well. Twenty years from now, though, I know which version I'll still be watching.

| Original Score: B- | Oct 21, 2013

One of the genre's best pure zombie-fest films featuring regular folks against an army of the undead.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Jun 20, 2013