The Revenant (2012)

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This breakout horror comedy centers around a fallen soldier who somehow finds he has joined the ranks of the living dead. Bart Gregory (Anders) has just recently been laid to rest - so why is he still up and walking around? The only person Bart can turn to for answers is his best friend Joey (Wylde), and before long the two pals have surmised that blood is life. In order to survive, Bart requires a steady supply of it. Convinced that no one will miss the drug dealers and killers who have … More

Rating: R (for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some drug use, sexual content and graphic nudity)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Horror, Comedy
Directed By:
Written By: D. Kerry Prior
In Theaters:
On DVD: Sep 18, 2012
Runtime:
Paladin Films - Official Site

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as Bart Gregory

as Mathilda

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Critic Reviews for The Revenant

All Critics (27) | Top Critics (11)

Ultra-gory horror comedy squanders its intriguing premise of crime-stopping vigilante zombies with its uneven execution.

Full Review… | August 24, 2012
Hollywood Reporter
Top Critic

It's not hard to imagine this becoming a cult favorite.

Full Review… | August 24, 2012
Newark Star-Ledger
Top Critic

About 30 minutes too long and somewhat clumsily executed, this zombie's-eye-view story still manages to evoke the comic and splattery spirit of the best '80s cult horror flicks.

Full Review… | August 24, 2012
New York Post
Top Critic

This small sleeper delivers a surprising number of pleasingly putrid punch lines.

Full Review… | August 23, 2012
New York Times
Top Critic

Its anti-war sentiments are trafficked in like a subterfuge that blows up with unexpected force.

Full Review… | August 23, 2012
NPR
Top Critic

By the middle of the second hour, you'll be wishing a zombie would just chomp off your head to end the pain.

Full Review… | August 23, 2012
New York Daily News
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Audience Reviews for The Revenant

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Directors Cat

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I am so happy to have seen this! This was the best film I saw at Toronto After Dark. For all those out there that are sick to bloody death (heh) of romantic touchy-feely vampire movies (whose titles rhyme with "skylight"), this is the film for you. A guy who wakes up on the night of his funeral to find that he's some sort of articulate zombie and makes his way back to his best friend's house. From there the pair piece together thier situation and do thier best to keep Bart "alive". Chris Wylde and david Anders have such great onscreen chemistry and it's very easy to believe that they're old friends. The effects are great, the jokes land squarely and the premise itself is wonderful. My only complaint might be that it stops being a comedy at one point, becomes full-on horror and never really comes back from the dark side. The very ending is pretty funny though, and I really can't wait to see this again when it comes out in theatres. I really really hope it gets a theatrical release. This is sure to become a cult hit.

MidnightMadwoman
Emily Armstrong

Super Reviewer

A wildly uneven movie that works for the most part, with some really well pulled gags and others which are just a big miss. Worth a shot.

Francisco G.
Francisco Godinho

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