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A favorite for sure. Saw this pop up on Netflix and I knew I had to rewatch. A fresh take on the zombie genre from a legendary director with an all-star cast.

Not nearly as clever and inventive as it Jarmusch thinks he is being, but not a bad film. With the star-studded cast, the overall effect of the film does feel a little underwhelming, because it appears that Jarmusch's focus is on simultaneously aping and re-inventing the zombie movie, and doing both rarely works. It also feels like the immense amount of talent on hand was severely underutilized. Tilda Swinton is a magnetic presence whenever she is on screen, no matter the film, but is barely used, and despite Murray, Driver, and Sevigny in the leading roles they somehow also feel the same. As a light movie, The Dead Don't Die is a fine watch, as a film many Jarmusch fans were waiting for with excitement it might disappoint.

[5.4/10] Dull. Just terribly dull. Maybe that's meant to be the joke -- a subversion of the breathlessness of modern zombie flicks, but given the talent involved, I expected something much funnier and more entertaining.

First rewatch since my initial viewing, and all I can think is that this was so damn fun, and so much 4th wall breaking in obvious-yet-fun ways! Rewatch this if you haven't seen it since it first released, the best bits are between Bill Murray and Adam Driver, or the side story of Larry Fassenden.

Why did they even make this movie

I was expecting comedy, in this comedy. Unfortunately a great cast, lacking a great script.