Juan of the Dead is a huge laugh at the Cuban revolution.

| Nov 10, 2020

I'm a sucker for zombie movies, and well-made horror comedies. This movie was made for a guy like me.

| Apr 1, 2020

The visually arresting bleached browns of Havana form a perfect backdrop for the liberal dousing of blood and severed limbs, whilst the plethora of set-piece deaths appear fresh in their originality.

| Jan 8, 2019

Polished and heartfelt, Juan brings a new voice in genre filmmaking from a land hamstrung by politics for decades.

| Nov 6, 2017

A silly and occasionally creepy zombie movie, but one that also dares to have a brain...

| Nov 12, 2013

Not only is this movie funnier than "Shawn of the Dead", its obvious inspiration, it is proof that Cuba is not a totalitarian dungeon.

| Apr 26, 2013

Sure, some of the socialist humor and Cuban culture may be lost on American viewers, but the film is still a ton of fun.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 13, 2012

This zombie revolucion takes aim at our funny bone and the damage done by the Castro regime.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 1, 2012

The story is a bit choppy from the middle to the end. But, hardcore zombie fans can be very forgiving. And, for them, "Juan of the Dead" might just be worth the time. The ending is clever and upbeat. Not too bad.

| Original Score: C+ | Aug 28, 2012

A very broad and exceedingly splattery mash-up of horror, comedy, and mild social commentary.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 28, 2012

A little too slight to fill out a feature-length run time, yet it's spunky enough to entertain and occasionally horrify, though it's not always the zombies that induce the most revulsion.

| Original Score: B | Jul 19, 2012

A familiar horror spoof that rather overstays its welcome.

| May 5, 2012

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 5, 2012

Juan of The Dead is rough and ready, the effects are a little shoddy, the comedy is broad and sometimes homophobic but there are just enough whimsical moments and deadpan hilarity to make it worthwhile.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 4, 2012

It's probably best enjoyed while drunk.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 3, 2012

[C]learly wants to invoke motifs of revolution rocking the status quo and of how people cope under the most extreme expressions of communist... but the humor falls flat -- waaaay flat -- for anyone not Cuban, or not at least familiar with life in Cuba...

| May 3, 2012

This wacky zombie comedy exploits to the full this genre's juicy potential for satire: a more solemn kind of movie maybe couldn't get away with being quite as irreverent about the Castro government.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 3, 2012

Rum zombie flick blends hit-and-miss buddy comedy with slyly subversive political commentary.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 3, 2012

The 'Evil Dead' and Romero nods are fun, but characters appear for no reason and are bumped off without warning; there's just not enough flesh on these funny bones.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 3, 2012

It's good day-glo fun with a satirical edge whose playfulness never allows proceedings to get too earnest.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 2, 2012