Captivating movie !

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

"The Revenant" sets itself apart from other horror comedies because it introduces a new-hold on a minute before I go on I would just like to mention something. I brought up the fact that this movie is a "horror comedy" does anyone remember when movies just fit into one category? Now we have rom-coms and dramedies starring Brangelina and Bennifer. Yeah even names get combined (or at least on the E! Channel). Someone even had the genius to combine a cheeseburger and a donut into a single food item. As humanity evolves it seems so does every thing around it. Oh right the movie I was going to review-sorry for trailing off there. David Anders plays Bart an undead soldier who is brought back to life where he spends the film lamenting over what he has become. Just kidding he decides to become a vigilante with his stoner pal Joey played by Chris Wylde. You may recognize David Anders from his stint on "Heroes" and you may not recognize Chris Wylde at all, although I do recall him being in a few DiGiorno Pizza commercials in the early 2000's.I found that the film got really entertaining once it became like a Boondock Saints clone but with a zombie guy? Or is he a vampire? Yeah when I mentioned at the beginning that this movie sets itself apart from other horror comedies it is because it introduces a ghoulish being called a revenant. Revenants (Not to be confused with Replicants from the 1982 movie Blade Runner) are essentially a hybrid of a zombie and a vampire. More tendencies of vampire exist than a zombie, with a revenant being of normal intellect while also having immunity from most vampire weaknesses. Decapitation turns out to be the only fatality to a revenant. The story goes through some thrilling turns as Bart becomes an undead crime fighter while also having to reveal that he is still alive to his mourning girlfriend Janet and her friend Matty. Matty is a nurse who also practices some sort of aura meditation thing. She is one of my favorite aspects of the entire movie and sadly she is under-used. The concept begins with a great amount of excitement and energy but sadly it falters towards the end.Overall if you enjoy movies that have a supernatural element in them then you will like this. Since zombies and vampires and David Anders are the biggest things in Hollywood now then this movie is 3 for 3 so it's good but not great. There is some real good chemistry that exists between the characters giving you a feeling that their is more to the complex relationships. There is also some really outstanding conflicts that occur that our heroes must face. If only the second half is as good as the first I would say that it is a perfect film-instead it is AVERAGE at the best. It is a definite RENT though.

This definitely turned out to be a non-typical vampire movie. While this one starts out very funny the story suddenly becomes very serious and dark. The acting was decent enough and the story was mediocre at best. I guess the bottom line is that for a vampire film fan like myself I found the movie entertaining and a good way to kill a few hours. THe movie is a bit long and at times the story seemed to drag on in certain areas. The film goes from being funny to being dead serious. It mixes in vampire lore mixed with some zombie plague. The real challenge I found with this movie is discovering where the heck did the vampire disease start from and how? Its evident that the protagonist gets infected at the very beginning of the movie, but what is the story of those who infected him and why hadn't the disease spread further in Afganistan where the initial infection takes place? Decent movie!

Remember how gritty and darkly funny Super was, with that message that one person really can be heroic...or just insane while taking out the bad guys? Remember how Fido with it's campy comedy made you root for the zombie... who seemed to be an overall great guy? Smash that together and you get The Revenant.The pacing is not the best, but it has a good story with a great ending reminiscent of the Worst Case Scenario Promo Trailers (they never got enough funding to make that movie). Plus it has some very memorable moments thanks largely due to the acting of the two leads. Some of the dialog and character choices were a little cheesy and maybe unrealistic, but the rest makes up for those short comings.Just to keep in mind, I can't really call this a zombie film, because it seems way closer to a vampire film, but it has the gross moments you'd expect from a zombie comedy and doesn't really remind me of any vampire films. There is a slightly drawn out scene that claims he is both, which I would dismiss due to the misleading "facts" provided, but I'm sure zombie fans can appreciate much of the film.

The movie was entertaining. This is lot to be said for a zombie movie. It has no apocalyptic theme to it like so many others in this genre.A soldier comes back to life, only to find out that he's now a zombie. He goes to seek help from his friend. Together they stop a robbery at a convenience store. Later they're mistaken for a crime fighter, fighting crimes in the city. Then things starts getting complicated. They should have followed the saying "better stop while you're ahead". Instead one of them loses his head, and gets into whole lot of trouble.The movie is a comedy, but has interesting story to it as well. Production, acting, and directing are all very good. It's a small wonder that this movie won an award at the Xanadu convention in Las Vegas.It's not a major movie by any means, but it's not a B movie either. It has good mixture of both, and is very entertaining.