Burying the Ex

2014
R
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

12K

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Anton Yelchin, Alexandra Daddario, and Ashley Greene in Burying the Ex (2014)

When Max learns that his new live-in girlfriend, Evelyn is controlling and manipulative, he is afraid to end the relationship. However, fate occurs and Evelyn is killed in a freak accident. A couple months have passed and Max meets his dream girl, Olivia. The new romance gets tricky when Evelyn comes back from the grave and insists on continuing their once relationship by all means.

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Dark Comedy Comedy Horror Romance

A guy's regrets over moving in with his girlfriend are compounded when she dies and comes back as a zombie.A guy's regrets over moving in with his girlfriend are compounded when she dies and comes back as a zombie.A guy's regrets over moving in with his girlfriend are compounded when she dies and comes back as a zombie.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

12K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

Trivia
Near the beginning of the film a moving truck can be seen with the name Romero & Sons. A reference to George A. Romero who is the father of zombie movies.

Goofs
At one point early in the movie, Evelyn tells Max he should "replace those incandescent tubes, and get some compact fluorescents". The bulbs shown are in fact fluorescent tubes (not incandescent), and compact fluorescent bulbs would not work in that type of fixture.

Quotes
Olivia: So I took off all of my clothes, and I stood right in front of him, and I said, "you either pick Jesus, or you pick me." He picked Jesus.

Crazy credits
A behind the scenes clip of the special effects vomit gag is shown after the end credits.

Connections
Features Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)

Soundtracks
Main Title
From It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Composed by Herman Stein (ASCAP)
Gilead Music Co. (ASCAP)
Courtesy Monstrous Movie Music

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Despite Poor Reviews, A Real Love Letter

A guy (Anton Yelchin)'s regrets over moving in with his girlfriend (Ashley Greene) are compounded when she dies and comes back as a zombie.

Apparently this film has largely negative reviews. That surprises me. I can understand mixed reviews, because this is definitely not Joe Dante's finest film. But where are the horror fans who appreciate all the great references? This is definitely a love letter to horror fans, the ones who are gore to the core.

Maybe the humor was a little off. I thought the sex factor was played up a bit more than it ought to have been (but I am also very prudish). And Ashley Greene was somewhat annoying (though this was how her character was scripted, so that should be a compliment). Overall, this was enjoyable and light. I can see it getting improved reviews as time goes on.