Not quite on the level of Patterson or Only Lovers Left Alive, but still a good zombie flick where the comedy works but somehow doesn't drown the movie in camp.

Adam Driver and Tilda Swinton in particular stood out. Great performances.

I was really happy that the movie didn't pull any punches. Characters die left and right. It isn't zombieland; despite the comedic beats, the sense of dread and impending doom never goes away. You know it's "going to end badly."

*SPOILER*



My only gripe was that the subplot with the kids at the Detention Center doesn't go anywhere. They just disappear from the movie. They didn't turn, they didn't get a resolution. It felt like there were scenes that wrapped up their storyline that were all cut. Maybe because test audiences didn't want to see the kids get got. Or Jarmusch thought it was too much, even for him. Still it was weird for a movie where almost every other character takes a hard L.