Burying the Ex 2014

Sara Stewart, New York Post: Joe Dante's "Burying the Ex" is missing the key ingredient every good zombie movie needs: brains. Read more

Rex Reed, New York Observer: Jonathan Hall's garish cinematography makes the whole movie look like a psychedelic mortuary. The screenplay, by Alan Trezza, is deadly, no pun intended. Read more

Guy Lodge, Variety: Despite a game trio of leads, Joe Dante's zombie rom-com disappoints with its outmoded sexism and indifferent visuals. Read more

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club: One gets the sense that Dante's gifts are better served by big sandbox productions like the underrated Looney Tunes: Back In Action, which allow him to pursue any and every idea. Read more

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: The cast is game to try anything, but there's just not much here for them to work with. Like most zombies, "Burying the Ex" is an idea that should have stayed dead. Read more

Boyd van Hoeij, Hollywood Reporter: The film switches gears between genres with Dante's customary ease, even if none of it goes particularly deep. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: "Burying the Ex" is a genre-mashing low for Dante. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Dante has always been at least as much of a comedian as a monster fan, and the film has plenty of gruesome dark humor about embalming fluid and rigor mortis. Read more

Eddie Goldberger, New York Daily News: How did the guy who made "Gremlins" and "The Howling" direct this cheap-looking, sophomoric, unfunny dreck? Read more

Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times: The freedom of the director's best work is missing. Read more

Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice: The scariest thing about Burying the Ex is that there are screenwriters and producers who believe there's an audience for this sub-Entourage swill. Read more

David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture: It's a lot of fun, and Dante's heart is palpably in it. Read more