Renate Reinsve

Anders Danielsen Lie

Bahar Pars

Bjørn Sundquist

Denise Trankalis

Bente Børsum

Jan Hrynkiewicz

Olga Damani

John Ajvide Lindqvist

Inesa Dauksta

Kian Hansen

Dennis Østby Ruud

Pinelli Hedda Munthe

Anders Dybwad

Emma Damskau

Monica Csango

Anders Rønning

Gunhild Finne Nilsen

Ole Ulvik Rokseth

Tormod Ringnes

Zoi Xanthi

Katinka Haug

Lene Vaagland

Andreas Hylander

Levi Gawrock Trøite

Nikos Papathanasis

David Silverin

David Odstad

Andreas Franck

Elin Kristoffersen

Nils Aré Viken

Thomas Kristiansen

Darren Rae

John Bush

Bente Ulvik

Victoria Wælgaard

Thea Hvistendahl

Kristin Emblem

Guri Neby

Sveinung Golimo

Trude Lirhus

Thomas Grotmol

Pål Ulvik Rokseth

Bent Holm

Morten Jacobsen

Mats Høiby

Spiros Angelopoulos

Dag Erik Amdam

Torgrim Forbergskog

Sofia Dimopoulou

Marte Beck

Linda Janson

Thomas Drange Kristiansen

Christos Vasakakis

Albin Abrahamsson

Thore Garberg

Anja Gundersen Gøystdal

Nikolai Lockertsen

Geir Moen

Françoise von Roy

Nicolay Jacobsen

Thomas Buch

Marek Havel

Marius Hamm

Agnete Brun

Even Standal Vesterhus

Ihne Pedersen

Bo Lundgren

Anniken Haugen

Morten Brun

Roar Fjørtoft

Pierre Hodgson

Fredrik Havstein

Tormod Berge

Terje Linchausen

Bror Neby Hilland

Vincent Larsson

Nick Shumaker

Nicholas Alavanos

Luise Nes

Ola Narum Berg

Eirik Sildnes

Celine Engebrigtsen

Rasmus Krogh

Pathi Katsoufi

Håkan Strandhag

Andy Hudson

John Gurney

Simen Tystad Tunold

Peter Raeburn

Emily Thomas

Ryan Liddle

Sarah Colvin

Jan Arne Storkås

Jason Wald

Paul Campbell

Otto Thorbjørnsen

Henriette Løberg-Andersen

Susan Wendt

Leif Holst Jensen

Kristina Börjeson

Michael Tsimperopoulos

Dimitra Giatrakou

Aslaug Konradsdottir

Mirjam Veske

Dimitris Logiadis

Horror

Drama

Mystery

Håndtering av udøde

Einar Film

Filmiki Etairia

Zentropa International Sweden

Film i Väst

Greek Film Centre

Greece

Norway

Sweden

Norsk

svenska

Handling the Undead

based on novel or book

cemetery

loss

grief

zombie

car accident

death

death of mother

death of son

woman director

oslo, norway

animal cruelty

death of wife

grieving mother

death of grandson

JJ Gonzalez

A bleak and somewhat beautiful piece, “Handling the Undead” had my curiosity the moment it was announced. The first act was great though, with a haunting and mesmerizing score, which is consistent throughout the film. The ending is BIZARRE though, and is haunting as well. Unfortunately, it drags throughout the middle, and the protagonists act about as human as the zombies. Have no idea how they managed to waste Renate.

Given how much I enjoyed Let the Right one In, I had high hopes for Norwegian production, Handling the Undead. Hopes that were slowly eroded, over the course of this film. 

Yes, I could talk about this being haunting and meaningful, on a vague and nebulous level but I wont. In reality, this essentially is a slow burn zombie film with an outcome no different from any other zombie flick. The key departure is this film is maudlin, lacks pace, an underlying meaning and is generally, downright depressing. 

I could have rated this down further but there is nothing wrong with the quality of the acting, cinematography, etc, its the underlying script, for me, that doesn't work. 

In summary, whilst Let the Right One in was amazing, I felt this is its antithesis. Without beating around the bush, trying to unearth some hidden meaning, in this reviewers opinion, its simply crummy. My advice, if you like zombie flicks, most are better than this.

Even at four times speed (MX Player won't play faster), it's excruciatingly slow. At least you get a few laughs, because a two-minute shot of an old guy walking looks hilarious in quadruple speed, or a three-minute trumpet solo or weeping session for the camera sounds tear-inducingly funny.

I like slow movies with long shots when there's a script and a point to it, but this is just toe-cringingly pathetic and pretentious with zero talent or story to back it up.

What a boring clown show. It also looks like poop. 90% of scenes have grays instead of blacks (even a scene where the entire power grid is down, and it's supposed to be pitch dark), and it looks like someone made an analog copy of a copy of a copy, dragged it through mud, and then scanned it.

On the upside, it's time for bed, I've been having trouble falling asleep lately, but right now I'm almost nodding off while writing this. 

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A review by JJ Gonzalez

Written by JJ Gonzalez on Fri Jan 26 2024

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