Cockneys vs Zombies (2013)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 45
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 14
If you're interested in watching a battle between cockneys and zombies, this is the movie for you.
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 3
If you're interested in watching a battle between cockneys and zombies, this is the movie for you.
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A bunch of east-easters fight their way out of a zombie infested London, lead by an unlikely gang of amateur banks robbers and foul-mouthed plucky pensioners. Starring Michelle Ryan, Honor Blackman and Harry Treadaway. The undead are brown bread. (c) Official Facebook
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Rasmus Hardiker
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Harry Treadaway
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Michelle Ryan
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Honor Blackman
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Alan Ford
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All Critics (45) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (31) | Rotten (14) | DVD (2)
You may protest that this is just a splattery feature-length sketch, and you'd be absolutely right. Why not have a laugh at this absurdly trite concept?
Top CriticAs subtle as its title, "Cockneys vs. Zombies" is mildly funny and easily likable.
[Hoene] set out to make a funny, fast-moving gross-out zombie flick, nothing beyond that, and he has succeeded with style.
The oldsters are feisty - a gun-totin' granny is played by Pussy Galore herself, "Goldfinger's" Honor Blackman - but the shtick's as flat as old ale.
"Cockneys vs. Zombies" might as well be "Babies vs. Zombies" or "Cats vs. Zombies" - strictly for addicts who don't care where their undead fix comes from.
Weightless as a bag of crisps, this matinee fare offers more laughs than scares.
This low-budget entry doesn't add much to the overpopulated recent roster of zombie flicks
[Blu-ray Review] Director Matthias Hoene gives the derivative tale a refreshing wit to go along with the flit pacing and imaginative gore.
A satisfying, enormously likable genre cocktail, Cockneys vs. Zombies not only delivers upon its title promise, but does so with wit and fleet-of-foot aplomb.
...you get what you asked for: there are Cockney accents in this film, and there are zombies. Somebody had to ask for it, so here it is.
Cockneys vs. Zombies quickly overcomes its dull-as-death titling and turns out to be the best zombie yuk-fest since Edgar Wright broke new, unhallowed ground with Shaun of the Dead nearly a decade ago.
A great and hilarious zombie picture with plenty of in-jokes about zombie lore and the London culture.
A horror-comedy hoot a la "Shaun of the Dead" but I actually enjoyed this one a little more. Matthias Hoene directs the knowing, very funny script with aplomb.
Technical proficiency notwithstanding, basic storytelling lapses doom Cockneys Vs. Zombies to the realm of the second-rate and sloppy, all the way to a finale so abrupt and inconclusive, it's as if the filmmakers grew weary of their own undead endeavor.
An entertaining romp with nitwits and monsters, keeping to the essentials of makeshift warfare while preserving all the necessary funny business. All that's missing from the effort is a translator for American audiences.
Matthias Hoene allows the cockney swears to flow as deliriously as the truly convincing blood splatter, offering a few unexpected gut-busters along the way.
All that Hoene must do is stage his action well (he does), nail the comedic beats (gets it mostly right) and generally bring enough freshness to the endeavour so that detractors don't bleat "It's not as good as Shaun of the Dead" (which it is).
I can't exactly call Cockneys vs Zombies an instant cult classic, but I'll absolutely call it a cult hit without hesitation.
Cockneys Vs. Zombies delivers exactly what is expected of a film called Cockneys Vs. Zombies. This is a farce first, horror film last.
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