DEAD SNOW -- Tommy Wirkola, dir

©2009
studio: MPI HOME VIDEO
production company: Euforia Film, Barentsfilm AS, Miho Film
director: Tommy Wirkola
cast: Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Lasse Valdal, Evy Kasseth Røsten, Jeppe Laursen, Jenny Skavlan, Ane Dahl Torp, Bjørn Sundquist, Ørjan Gamst
screenplay: written by Stig Frode Henriksen and written by Tommy Wirkola
Foreign Film (subtitled) -- Norway

A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.

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I'm not really into the horror/zombie films but I ran across this film on the IFC Films web site and thought it sounded like a hoot.  Think two words: Nazi Zombies.

Only those crazy Norwegians could come up with something this bizarre (okay, that's not true) and entertaining.  What's scarier than Nazis?  Nazis that can't die!

The filming locations are truly awesome.  What beautiful country!  The acting is on par with what one would expect from this sort of film, and I chuckled at the bravado and surprises from some of the characters.

I had some disappointment in the ending (I won't reveal it here), and I don't really need the gore of seeing people's heads ripped in half or all the limbs being torn off a body, though none of it grossed me out as I might normally expect.

If you like zombie movies, then this is a must.  If you like foreign films, this is something to consider.  Otherwise, it's typical fare for the genre.

3 of 5 stars.