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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    "Lousy times make lousy people," someone opines, and maybe that's the point Romero's trying to drive home. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Ray Bennett

    A polished, fast-moving, entertaining picture whose mainstream success will depend on audiences' tolerance of its tendency to become an abattoir of extreme carnage. Read full review

  • 58
    Entertainment Weekly | Clark Collis

    There are some memorable images, including the sight of a beautiful, horse-riding ''dead head.'' But for much of the movie, Van Sprang's zombie fatigue seems to be an echo of Romero's own. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Hartlaub

    The movie is not as good as his recent low-budget effort, "Diary of the Dead," but there are enough moments of satire and coolness - two Romero hallmarks - to merit recommendation. Read full review

  • 50
    Los Angeles Times |

    The metaphor of senseless rancor is clear, but it's not compelling when the slow-moving monsters pose more of a nuisance than a threat. Read full review

  • 50
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The skullcap moment appealed to me. It was new. Not much else is new in Survival of the Dead. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety |

    Steeped in fan-pleasing gore but woefully thin on ideas, originality (beyond new zombie-offing methods) or directorial flair. Read full review

  • 40
    Austin Chronicle | Marc Savlov

    Aside from the ridiculous dialogue, of which there is much, and truly crappy CGI gore, of which there is even more, Survival of the Dead feels like the single weakest link in what is otherwise the strongest, smartest, and most transgressively revolutionary horror series in cinema history. Read full review

  • 40
    The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

    Placidly photographed and lacking in urgency, "Survival" shows us the living flailing at fate and the dead just flailing. Read full review

  • 25
    Boston Globe |

    Romero's Hatfields-and-McCoys setup feels more random than creative, and the idea that they're all Irish -- or cowboys! -- is more desultory still. Read full review

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