37
Metascore
19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijDante again smoothly combines moments of romantic and screwball comedy, schlocky genre elements and an overarching retro feel for this cute and pretty efficient zom com.
- 67The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangA hard film to hate, but an even harder one to defend, Joe Dante’s throwback zombie comedy Burying the Ex is a completely unreconstructed B-movie that is perfectly happy to breeze by on charm, nostalgia and the attractiveness of its leads.
- 40The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinIt feels less like a real Dante film than a dashed-off counterfeit.
- 30Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlDante took what could have been B-movie exploitation, and he turned it into jokes Charlie Sheen would shoot down.
- 25Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenIt alternates awkwardly between shrill, borderline misogynistic sex farce and desperately gory, pun-rife creature feature.
- 20CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleAn unfunny undead comedy that in harking back to the days of the classic B-movie would be flattered to be classified as an E-movie.
- 20The DissolveKeith PhippsThe DissolveKeith PhippsThere’s little in Burying The Ex to suggest it’s a Dante movie at all, given how far it’s removed from the smart, exciting films he used to make. Maybe it’s best if everyone just pretends he wasn’t involved.