ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

ma-cortes In this terror/comedy picture there is action , tongue-in-cheek , irony , creepy atmosphere as well as gore , guts and blood . 50 years after the Cuban Revolution, a new Revolution is about to begin , then a bunch of slackers take on an army of zombies . Juan (Alexis Díaz de Villegas) is a botcher vagrant as well as womanizer attempting to reconnect with his daughter (Andrea Duro) , who schemes to rejoin her mummy in Miami . Meanwhile , Lazaro (Jorge Molina) , Juan's friend , is wishing to connect with his own son . They start to notice that citizens are "going crazy" , attacking locals and eating their flesh , and the recently deceased are going back to life . Juan tries to take of advantage of terror created by Zombies , as starts a business to profit off of killing the zombies . Juan forms a misfit squad , as they confront several Zombies starving of human meat and may soon find their own lives at risk .Funny and refreshing Cuban/Spanish picture including lots of blood and gore . It's a fun and amusing Zombie movie filled with action , thrills , chills , humor and Zombie attacks . It results to be an outstanding horror/comedy movie , it's realized in fast moving and neither boring , nor tiring , but entertaining . From start to finish the action pace is nonstop , including a lot of fights , attacks and twisted situations . Spectacular frames when takes place a creepy head decapitating scene , it was not filmed in Revolution Square as filming there was impossible, so, the Square was digitally added after the sequence had been shot . There some brief critiques to Cuban government , as the media claim that the zombies are dissidents revolting against the government . It was submitted a certain censorship , as freedom of expression remains under siege in Cuba despite the reopening of diplomatic relations . Juan De Los Muertos was made with the support of the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficas - Icaic, Canal Sur, Televisión Española and the collaboration of Junta de Andalucía, Ibermedia, Cinergia and Universidad De Guadalajara . Thrilling and atmospheric soundtrack by Julio De La Rosa , a notorious composer who has composed successes such as ¨Isla Minima¨ , ¨Primos¨ , ¨Grupo 7¨ , ¨Siete Virgenes¨ and ¨Carne De Neon . ¨Appropriate cinematography by Carlos Gusi -¨Torrente¨ , ¨Box 507¨ , ¨El Niño¨, ¨Take my eyes¨ , ¨Sexykiller¨ , ¨Cell 211¨ - who photographs splendidly the colorful exteriors from La Habana . The motion picture was compellingly directed by Alejandro Bruges and it achieved Goya Award to best Iberoamerican film . Alejandro is a writer and director, known for 2011 Fabula , 2006 Personal Belongings , 2005 Frutas en el café, 2005 Bailando Chachacha , 2004 Tres Veces Dos , 2000 Candela and he has been hired by Hollywood where directed The ABCs of Death 2 and is set to direct the third episode of season two of Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn : The Series .

Wizard-8 Although Cuba has slowly enacted some reforms in recent years, I am still amazed that the Cuban government allowed this movie to be made. Possibly the fact that Spanish film people contributed partially explains this, though I would have thought that the criticisms of various parts of Cuban culture would have killed the project by the Cuban government. The movie has a lot of jabs aimed at the Cuban government, as well as various aspects of Cuban life. But the jabs don't end there - the movie makes fun of EVERYBODY. I know that some people have objected to the movie's occasional homophobic spirit, though this is balanced by having two homosexual characters who are very likable and deliver some good laughs. In fact, the entire movie is very amusing, and you'll learn a lot about Cuba and the Cuban people that you won't find on the news or in a textbook. The only real flaw in the movie is the digital photography, which often looks weak - though this may have been intentional in order to convey the run down look of Havana. I hope the Cuban government encourages more genre movies - I'd like to see how they would do actioners and science fiction.

poe426 While most of the lesser efforts in the "zombie genre" tend to eschew the political savvy the genre's de facto creator George Romero himself often employs (relying instead on simply trying to spook or to nauseate their viewers), JUAN OF THE DEAD does it all- and does it well. Juan is just one of what's come to be known in this country as "the one percent"- the people at the very bottom of the financial and political ladder(s); "the Juan percent," if you will, who are often forced to eke out marginal if not outright illegal livings. Employing Romero's method of imparting information via news reports, JUAN OF THE DEAD makes it hysterically if somewhat subtly clear that this whole zombiegeddon thing is an American government mistake gone global (which could prove over-the-top hilarious, given the current state of GOP- George Orwell Propaganda- TV in this country, if someone were to do an even more "biting" satire along the lines of the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD). "We OWN this country," a doddering old movie director proudly proclaimed at a political circle jerk a little more than a week ago. Maybe- but be warned: it could very well come back to bite you in the ***.

Argemaluco The only Cuban film I had seen was Fresa y Chocolate, which I liked very much mainly because of its screenplay and its interesting look to the society from that country, trapped (or protected, according points of view) into a "cultural bubble" imposed by its governors. Today, I could watch another Cuban film, Juan de los Muertos, which employed the unexpected resource of zombie cinema in order to tell a story which is simple in its shape, but deep in its comments about modern Cuba, the idiosyncrasy of its inhabitants and their possible future.The film with which Juan de los Muertos can be compared the best is the brilliant Shaun of the Dead, not only for the zombie subject, but also because it sets its emotional axis over the evolution of a main character who starts as a "loser" and ends up being an "accidental hero". Besides, Juan de los Muertos also bases its humor on the picturesque collective personality from a town, something which brings it a unique identity which transcends the clichés that necessarily integrate the story. In other words, Juan de los Muertos doesn't have to be seen as any other zombie movie, but as cultural artifact which employs the horror format as a vehicle of its interesting message. And the fact that it expresses that message with wide doses of humor only makes it more amusing and accessible, and as a consequence, it will be able to equally satisfy the "gorehounds" as well as the followers of art-house cinema searching for a very competent alternative to Hollywood cinema.As we can expect, some technical elements from Juan de los Muertos reflect its independent nature; the cinematography is good, but some digital effects have that artificial and "des-integrated" appearance we frequently find in low-budget cinema. On the positive side, the blood and prosthetic practical effects are very good, even though not as many as I would have preferred to see in a film with AS MANY zombies. And that's one of the things which surprised me the most...the scale of Juan de los Muertos and its audacious use of big multitudes (sure, some of them are digital) to show the urban chaos in Havana during the zombie epidemic. Speaking of which, you don't have to expect many explanations about the origins of the living dead...unless we consider the TV news which seem to aim the guilt to a certain imperialist country which insists on nosing foreign affairs as "explanation".Anyway, the most important things in Juan de los Muertos are the social commentary, the irreverent political critic and the excellent performances from the whole cast, highlighting Alejo Díaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina and Jazz Vilá. On the negative aspect, Juan de los Muertos looses some energy in the middle, and a few jokes feel excessively obvious and repetitive. Nevertheless, I recommend it as a very entertaining experience with many positive elements.