The Fresh Films Review: Død snø (2009)

Død snø (2009)

Directed by:
Tommy Wirkola

COUNTRY
Norway

GENRE
Horror/Comedy

INTERNATIONAL TITLE
Dead Snow

RUNNING TIME
90 minutes

Produced by:
Tomas Evjen
Terje Strømstad

Written by:
Tommy Wirkola

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Hanna	Charlotte Frogner
Herzog	Ørjan Gamst
Roy	Stig Frode Henriksen	½
Martin	Vegar Hoel	½
Erlend	Jeppe Laursen	½
Liv	Evy Kasseth Røsten
Chris	Jenny Skavlan
Vandreren	Bjørn Sundquist
Vegard	Lasse Valdal	½
Sara	Ane Dahl Torp

Review

The makers of the embarrassing splatter spoof Kill Buljo return with this Nazi splatter comedy. Director Tommy Wirkola still has little relevant or original to convey, but this time he has at least garnered enough experience and financial backing to create a professional and technically impressive film in which dead Nazis line up in numbers to fight off a resilient group of Norwegian medical students. There is little real suspense, and the script is boringly conventional in structure and motifs, but Wirkola does come up with a couple of brilliantly original moves that amuse and delight. And the visuals are stylish, with cinematographer Matthew Weston working with a beautiful colour palette. Too bad, then, that on an intellectual and artistic level, Wirkola's work still is very much insignificant.