Portrait of a Zombie

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Audience Member This isn't going to win any awards for its cinematography or acting but was entertaining and quite funny in places. I also liked the setting, a good effort. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A interesting little indie, it has a unique format and a different story from most zombie flicks. It gets a little slow at times, and the ending starts to get a bit more generic, but the film ultimately ended up better than expected. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Incoherent horror that had potential. 6/10/2013 Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved it, have a soft spot for zombie movies, this is like no other! This one made me jump and cover my eyes! WTG! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member A delightful genre cocktail (The Snapper meets Shaun of the Dead meets Val Lewton meets...) perfectly balancing moments of gut-wrenching laughter and gut-eating horror. Its depiction of a Dublin working-class family and a community riven by zombie plague effortlessly combines social analysis (tensions between family-community, omnivore vs. carnivore, abortion, medical research, the Catholic church, etc.) and an intelligent approach to genre bending. The gorgeous cinematography, top-notch acting, compact editing and masterful sound design belie the movie's indie credentials. It's totally enjoyable, engrossing, immersing you in a squalid Dublin working class netherworld infected with a communal bloodlust relieved only by ordinary human emotions. See this one. Zombie-movie aficionados will love its stomach-heaving set pieces; lovers of disturbing, psychological horror will appreciate its subtle night-terrors. Bailey offers you a plate of meat if that's what you require...but with a nice salad on the side. This and Terry McMahon's equally-impressive Charlie Casanova make a strong case for an Independent Irish cinema. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the movie I had initially expected. When I got to see it had a much more comedic aspect that I didn't expect, initially that caught me off guard but after a few minutes I got into it. Overall it was a very well executed film. Just the right mix of humor and drama for my taste. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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