We Bury the Dead (2024) (Blu-ray Review)
DIRECTED BY: Zak Hilditch
STARRING: Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites, Mark Coles Smith
RATED: UR/Region: A/2:39/1080P/NUMBER OF DISCS 1
AVAILABLE FROM Vertical Entertainment
If you’ve ever watched a zombie movie and thought, “You know what this needs? More grief counseling,” then We Bury the Dead is about to be your new personality.
This is technically a zombie movie, but don’t go in expecting World War Z-level chaos. This thing moves at the pace of someone emotionally processing a breakup… in slow motion… while staring out a rainy window… for 95 minutes.
The setup is actually pretty cool: a massive military screw-up wipes out a ton of people, and—surprise!—some of them decide death is more of a suggestion than a rule. Our girl Ava (Ridley) heads into the apocalypse to find her missing husband, which is either romantic or the worst travel decision in human history.
Now here’s the thing—this movie thinks it’s deep. And sometimes… it actually is. It’s less about “run from the zombies” and more about “what if the zombies represent unresolved emotional trauma?” Which is great if you like your horror with a side of existential dread and a sprinkle of therapy speak.
But let’s not pretend this thing is reinventing the undead wheel. Critics have basically agreed: it flirts with fresh ideas, then runs right back to familiar zombie territory like it forgot its wallet at home.
That said—credit where it’s due—Daisy Ridley is carrying this movie like it’s the last emotional support human in Tasmania. She’s giving “quiet devastation,” “haunted stares,” and “I haven’t slept in three days but I will find my man” realness. Honestly, without her, this movie might’ve just wandered off into the outback and never come back.
Visually? Pretty slick. Atmosphere? Thick enough to chew. Zombies? Occasionally terrifying, occasionally just standing there like they’re waiting for direction.
The biggest issue is pacing. This movie doesn’t crawl—it politely strolls. There are stretches where you’ll start wondering if the real horror is how long it’s been since anything happened. Even reviews that liked it admit it can feel slow and uneven.
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