Plot stopped making sense

Rating: Null/10 (14 February 2005)

I loved DOTD, the original and the remake. The problem I have with the remake is that the action flowed well and logically up until the point at which the characters decided that they had to leave the mall. The writers should have added a valid reason why the mall was not a viable option for the characters. It really ruins the subsequent story that they left the very secure mall for a dangerous run to the unknown. It seems that they just threw that in to get the action moving again. Once they left the mall, they had no food, no water, no security.
One device I do like is the use of the dog and the character Nicole as tools to destroy the heroes. The fact that they adopted the dog and it caused Andy's death and then barked when they reached the island which alerted the zombies to the survivor's presence is ironic. Nicole functioned as a destructive device as well when she insisted on rescuing the dog (who was in no danger) and getting more characters killed to save her.