Zombies have been covered in every imaginable format and scenario, from quiet drama to comedy-musical. To find a vaguely original zombie premise takes work, and Blood Quantum at least succeeds in finding a hook. The movie takes a bit of time introducing a large cast of characters and life on a modern reservation as the dead begin returning to life in effective and grisly scenes. After initial world and character building, the script jumps into a mid-apocalyptic breakdown where the reservation is one of the last remaining societies, turns out Native Americans are immune to the plague ravaging the world. Unfortunately, from here the plot lurches and lumbers along, wasting the potential of the setting and setup with your standard arsenal of dystopian society tropes and predictable patterns. There is often a tonal shift, interspersed between discussions of ecological and social disparity are wild over-the-top weaponry and strange comedy. There is plenty of gore for aficionados, but the characters aren’t particularly engaging and the ending ridiculous. On the whole, an average zombie entry slightly elevated by the hook.
Blood Quantum (2019)