Review: I Sell the Dead
by James on Apr.24, 2010, under Personal
If you’re looking for a film that doesn’t portray Irishmen as dirty drunks then go watch… Well, I’m certain someone made a move that doesn’t. Other than that, this movie has vampires, zombies, aliens, and Ron Perlman. What could possibly go wrong?
I have to admit, I watched this movie expecting the other shoe to drop. It didn’t. This movie was both funny and scary in a way that reminds me of Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness.
It’s the story of Arthur Blake (Dominic Monaghan), a grave robber who is about to be executed via the (anachronistic) guillotine. Father Ron Perlman comes to take his pre-execution confession and the story is told as a series of flashbacks.
Despite being a horror movie, it is largely character driven and Arthur Blake and his partner Willie Grimes are entertaining to watch.
They start out stealing corpses for a creepy old doctor. After receiving a tip about a fresh corpse buried near a crossroads, the duo discovers that the undead really do exist and not only that, but there are those who will pay handsomely for them.
Their new work leads them into conflict with an insanely colorful (being that they are colorful and insane) characters who are also in pursuit of the same “corpses”. This leads up to the climax and a pleasant double twist ending.
Overall, I was really impressed with this movie. Being ostensibly low budget, it never resorted to the cheap thrills that plague many similar movies. Instead it focuses entertaining characters that you actually care if they get eaten, even if the monster is a bit cheesy looking.
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