  Dylan Dog: Dead of NightMPAA Rating:
 for sequences of creature violence and action, language including some sexual references, and some drug material._____
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:
Adults Teens
Genre:
Mystery Thriller Horror Comedy
Length:
1 hr. 47 min.
Year of Release:
2011
USA Release:
April 29, 2011 (wide—1,000+ theaters)
DVD: July 26, 2011 
“Living investigator. Undead clients. Zombie partner. No pulse? No problem.” 
Producer’s synopsis: ““Dylan Dog: Dead of Night” is a new horror/comedy film based on one of the world’s most popular comics (60 million copies worldwide). Brandon Routh stars as Dylan Dog, world famous private investigator specializing in affairs of the undead. His PI business card reads “No Pulse? No Problem.” Armed with an edgy wit and carrying an arsenal of silver and wood-tipped bullets, Dylan must track down a dangerous artifact before a war ensues between his werewolf, vampire and zombie clients living undercover in the monster infested backstreets of New Orleans.”
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“…a cluttered, uninspired hash of familiar genre ideas…” “…brings vampires, werewolves, zombies, detective noir and spoofy comedy together for a murky genre gumbo with barely any flavor.… Simply put, fans of bloodsucking, claw-swiping, flesh-rotting entertainment have enough going on in pop culture without needing to waste their time with ‘Dylan Dog: Dead of Night’.” “…Put a stake in this film noir monster movie, it’s done.… The terminally bland Routh brings little conviction or energy to his portrayal, failing to provide the sort of sly humor that might have made the proceedings more bearable.…” “…revolves around preternatural creatures, the undead and a demon.… God’s and Jesus’ names are misused over a dozen times (with God’s being combined with "d**n" twice).… storyline is rather jumbled, feels tired…” “…constant series of glib, cartoonish payoffs. …a stream of numbing, repetitive exposition. …the dimensions of the characters-humans and monsters alike-are so cartoonish that there’s never any reason to care whether or not they live or die.…” “…As the title character, Routh has to carry the movie with bravado and charm, appearing in most every scene, narrating in the style of a hundred film noir private eyes. And he just doesn’t have it.…” [1/4] “…far too much cartoonish clowning…” [1½/5] Sorry, no other viewer comments received yet. If you have seen this movie and would like to share your observations and insights with others to be posted here, please contact us! |
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