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Breathing a breath
of fresh air into
the
vampire/werewolf/zombie
flick,
Dylan
Dog: Dead of Night
adds a humor dynamic
to the humanistic
horror genre. This
movie’s captivating
for its
storytelling, but
its fun to watch for
its humor.
Dylan
Dog: Dead of Night
isn’t
a giant must-see
movie, but it’s
definitely something
guys should check
out who are sick of
their girlfriends
dragging them to
Twilight movies.
Brandon Routh is
Dylan Dog. Dog used
to be a paranormal
policeman of sorts.
He was in charge of
keeping the peace
between humans,
vampires,
werewolves, zombies,
and other non-human
creatures. He was
great at it too,
until one of the
villainous species
killed his
girlfriend, the love
of his life. After
that, he got his
revenge and shut the
door on that part of
his life. Life has a
way of catching back
up with you though,
and Dylan’s past
caught up with him
when a young woman
hires him to
investigate the
murder of her
father. She saw a
werewolf flee the
scene when she found
the body. So Dylan
and his zombiefied
sidekick Marcus tag
along with the young
woman to figure out
who murdered her
father, but that’s
just the tip of the
iceberg. They end up
having to stop an
all-out supernatural
war between zombies,
vampires, and
werewolves.
The
story is great.
That’s what makes
Dylan
Dog: Dead of Night
stand out. With this
genre there have
been so many clichés
get touched on over
and over in the last
four years that it’s
getting ridiculous.
Out of all of the
clichés that Dylan
Dog could have
touched on… really
there were only one
or two, and instead
of making them
crucial elements of
the story… they only
warrant a mention.
And on top of the
avoidance of
clichés, there’s
some great jokes,
and several plot
twists that make
Dylan
Dog: Dead of Night
worth
watching.
The
weak spot with the
movie isn’t with the
story or even the
direction because it
looks great for what
it is too. The weak
spot with
Dylan
Dog: Dead of Night
is the acting.
Brandon Routh isn’t
bad within Brandon
Routh’s limitations
but let’s just say
Brandon Routh
narrating anything
should be avoided at
all costs. Sam
Huntington who plays
Marcus is fairly
weak at dialogue in
the beginning of the
film and really just
period, but his
comedic timing makes
up for that. Anita
Briem playing the
female lead is
surprisingly good
through. Supporting
cast spots are hit
or miss with
Dylan
Dog: Dead of Night,
some are great, some
aren’t. It’s not a
deal breaker, but
there are a few
rough acting spots
with the movie.
We’re
reviewing this movie
on DVD this go
around and despite
it being an
excellent feature;
there are no extras
to report. Different
languages and
subtitles, but no
extras. That makes
this film a bit of a
bummer if you pick
it up on DVD, but if
you pick it up on
Blu-ray you’ll enjoy
it more anyway.
Dylan
Dog: Dead of Night
is a
great small-budget
film. It avoids some
clichés and has some
great humor that
makes it fun to
watch.
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