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

Katinka Haug

Nils Aré Viken

Zoi Xanthi

Thomas Kristiansen

Levi Gawrock Trøite

Nikos Papathanasis

Andreas Franck

Lene Vaagland

Tormod Ringnes

David Silverin

Andreas Hylander

Ole Ulvik Rokseth

David Odstad

Elin Kristoffersen

Victoria Wælgaard

John Bush

Bente Ulvik

Darren Rae

Kristin Emblem

Thea Hvistendahl

Guri Neby

Pål Ulvik Rokseth

Sveinung Golimo

Trude Lirhus

Thomas Grotmol

Bent Holm

Morten Jacobsen

Linda Janson

Thomas Drange Kristiansen

Mats Høiby

Torgrim Forbergskog

Christos Vasakakis

Marte Beck

Dag Erik Amdam

Sofia Dimopoulou

Spiros Angelopoulos

Thore Garberg

Anja Gundersen Gøystdal

Albin Abrahamsson

Anniken Haugen

Nicolay Jacobsen

Geir Moen

Morten Brun

Thomas Buch

Bo Lundgren

Marius Hamm

Françoise von Roy

Pierre Hodgson

Even Standal Vesterhus

Agnete Brun

Ihne Pedersen

Nikolai Lockertsen

Fredrik Havstein

Bror Neby Hilland

Tormod Berge

Roar Fjørtoft

Terje Linchausen

Marek Havel

Jason Wald

Susan Wendt

Luise Nes

Jan Arne Storkås

Otto Thorbjørnsen

Ola Narum Berg

Nick Shumaker

Rasmus Krogh

Eirik Sildnes

Celine Engebrigtsen

Nicholas Alavanos

Henriette Løberg-Andersen

Kristina Börjeson

Paul Campbell

Håkan Strandhag

Peter Raeburn

Simen Tystad Tunold

Emily Thomas

Sarah Colvin

Vincent Larsson

Ryan Liddle

Pathi Katsoufi

Leif Holst Jensen

Andy Hudson

John Gurney

Michael Tsimperopoulos

Aslaug Konradsdottir

Dimitra Giatrakou

Mirjam Veske

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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