We Bury the Dead

Full review: https://movieswetextedabout.com/we-bury-the-dead-movie-review-daisy-ridley-delivers-a-masterclass-in-stoic-despair/ Rating: B- "We Bury The Dead ends up being a positive experience, where technical excellence and a sweeping central performance try to compensate for a script that loses its breath and coherence in the home stretch. Although it doesn't manage to keep the promise of its unique premise until the end, falling into conventions it sought to avoid, Zak Hilditch's film offers enough to deserve attention, especially for the way it treats horror as an extension of human…

"We Bury The Dead" is truly compelling for the first half of the film but then loses its momentum. As the film begins, it crosses a spectrum of emotions from chilling, horrific to ultimately tragic. What's really disturbing about this film is that it's wholly believable, too. It's so well done. We get scenes of apocalyptic destruction in Tasmania, Australia. We see people emotionally broken and seeking answers as a result of the death of loved ones. Many come to help in the massive cleanup operation in the hope they can say "goodbye". You see a woman crying at the side of her dead son, whil…

Whoa, that's a nice motorcycle! This delivers what it needs to. The side quest is a bit tacked on but functional. It's really not that good but it's not trying to be. But it delivers some solid zombie shit. Some weird human shit. I like how they play the relationship reveal for instance.

Dean

2026-04-11

⭐ 6

We Bury the Dead (2026) is a capable survival thriller that attempts to bring a more intimate, grounded perspective to the zombie subgenre. Set in the aftermath of a military accident in Tasmania, the film benefits from a strong central performance by Daisy Ridley, who effectively portrays the desperation and grief of a woman searching for her missing husband. The movie’s most interesting hook is the nature of its "undead"—reanimated corpses that are slow and docile at first but become increasingly aggressive the longer they stay "online." This, combined with the unnerving sound design—spec…

Sierbahnn

2026-05-27

⭐ 6

Not a zombie movie I mean, yes, there are zombies in this movie, but this is not a movie about zombies. They are just a way to highlight and drive parts of the narrative. Which is interesting, but I was hoping for something a bit more tense and scary, whereas this was thoughtful and profoundly sad. It explores parts of the human condition which are important, but I would rather have watched a good zombie-movie.

Sierbahnn it sounds like you & I had very similar experiences watching this movie. I eagerly went into this as a keen zombie movie fan excited to watch a new zombie movie. Even though the movie itself might be OK, it disappointed me because it is not what I expected. I think I speak for all zombie zealots when I assert the old adage ‘If you promise us a zombie movie, then you owe us a zombie movie.’ Personally I think I would have enjoyed this movie much more if the filmmakers had more accurately prepared me for what I was going to experience. How about yourself, do you think that you’d enjoy…