Summary
A mysterious woman recruits bank teller Ludwig Dieter to lead a group of aspiring thieves on a top-secret heist during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse.
Cast
Matthias Schweighöfer
Ludwig Dieter
Nathalie Emmanuel
Gwendoline
Ruby O. Fee
Korina
Stuart Martin
Brad Cage
Guz Khan
Rolph
Jonathan Cohen
Delacroix
Noémie Nakai
Beatrix
Christian Steyer
Hans Wagner
Dan Bradford
Big Tough Guy
Tonya Graves
Basement McGee
Trent Garrett
Mr. Cool Guy
Barbara Meier
Lucy
Ephraim Goldin
Competitor #4
Melanie Rada
Competitor #5
Oleg Kim
Competitor #6
Samira Mekibes Meza
Competitor #7
Charlie McGuire
Competitor #8
Trish Osmond
Bank Employee Inge
Pavel Gajdoš
Barista
Hana Frejková
Old Lady
Peter Hosking
Old Security Guard Joe
Rebecca Connolly
Old Lady Teller
Frank Kusche
Angry Bald Guy
Ian Willoughby
Sad Manager
Andreas Nowak
Tom CM
Lukáš Duy Anh Tran
Techie
Jim High
Rooftop Agent 1
Steve Wilkie
Security Guard
Michael Pitthan
Bank Manager
Kateřina Pindejová
Teller
Miroslav Lhotka
Armed Guard #1
Zdeněk Dvořáček
Armed Guard #2
Jenn Kirk
Another Teller
Miroslav Pecháček
Young Security Guard
Zdeněk Pecháček
Old Security Guard
Josef Jelínek
Man With Bicycle
Tigran Hovakimyan
Local Cop
Paul Coltofeanu
Driver
David Bowles
Backup
Fanette Ronjat
Floor Manager
Jeff Fritz
Another Employee
Garrett Marcantel
Rooftop Agent #2 Bob
Peter Stehlík
Rooftop Agent #3
Jonáš Petřík
Interpol Agent #1
Petr Kotík
Interpol Agent #2
Dunja Hayali
German News Anchor
Sascha Graetz
Father
Lucie Grün
Mother
Daniel Vano
Korina's Brother 5y/o
Ondřej Vetchý
Strong Kid
Samba Goldin
Teenage Boy
John Bubniak
Douchey Young Guy Chris
Jan Cajzl
Man with Skimask
Amy Huck
Lady Café
Ted Otis
Snob
Jan Nemejovský
Old Gun Guy
Damian Odess-Gillett
Salesclerk
Michaela Pospíšilová
Young Couple Female
Tim Otis
Young Couple Male
Bob Boudreaux
Reporter Gil Pedretti
Leonard Treyde
Young Dieter 12y/o
Jasmina Peña Milian
Gwendoline 6y/o
Nandi Sawyers-Hudson
Gwendoline 16y/o
Violina Maria Rostami
Korina 10-12y/o
David Dvorščík
Brad 11y/o
Sinéad Phelps
Woman With Bike and Grey Helmet
Crew
Director
Matthias Schweighöfer
Screenplay, Story
Shay Hatten
Story
Zack Snyder
Reviews
msbreviews
December 26, 2021
5
"Army of the Dead was far from surpassing any expectations, but amid its several issues, Zack Snyder actually created a rather interesting post-apocalyptic world. With Matthias Schweighöfer taking on two of the most significant roles in filmmaking - director and leading actor - Army of Thieves feels more like a character spin-off than an actual prequel to an apparently new franchise.
In that regard, the passionate protagonist, Dieter, is compelling enough to carry most of the stylized movie. Matthias delivers a fun, engaging performance that, unfortunately, is partially damaged by the excessive, dull jokes. The rest of the team follows incredibly cliche, forgettable archetypes, even though I can't really fault Nathalie Emmanuel's (F9) interpretation.
Doing a prequel to an original zombie film with no zombies instantly drops the excitement levels, but the heist sequences are reasonably entertaining. Hans Zimmer and Steve Mazzaro's score definitely makes this movie feel much more epic and emotionally powerful than it truly is. Overall, Army of Thieves overextends its stay, and the safe-opening scenes get less and less exciting with a gradual lack of creativity taking over each robbery.
In the end, I admit that this universe has some potential, but so far, I'm still waiting for a flick I can genuinely love and support."
Rating: C
