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Dennis Harvey, Variety: The original's gradual buildup toward inspired outrageousness is replaced by immediately full-on gore-horror comedy in a broader, dumber Troma-style vein. Read more
Mike D'Angelo, AV Club: This grudge match plays like a generic zombie free-for-all, though Wirkola now has the money to shift from a chintzy Evil Dead homage to an elaborate Dead Alive homage. Read more
Cary Darling, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com: Dead Snow 2 has its share of fun, goofy, gory moments...Half the budget must have gone for fake intestines. Read more
Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly: Dementedly enjoyable ... Read more
Boyd van Hoeij, Hollywood Reporter: A smoother sequel to the original that offers more B-movie fun and gore. Read more
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: As bad-taste splatter comedies go, "Dead Snow 2" is one of the more charitably nutty ones, less about gorging on gore than reveling in how silly the whole genre can be. Read more
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: If the movie's hilariously cruel treatment of the halt and the lame upsets you, you can enjoy the crisp cinematography, operatically repulsive effects and frequently witty dialogue. Read more
Rob Staeger, Village Voice: After a high-speed recap, Dead Snow 2 broadens the canvas almost immediately. Read more