Hayden J. Weal
as Director
English,Filipino,Français,Indonesian,Kiswahili,Português,Русский,اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ,اُردُو,هَرْشٜن هَوْس,বাংলা,ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
The comedy film Dead, starring Thomas Sainsbury, Hayden J. Weal, Tomai Ihaia, etc., directed by Hayden J. Weal, was released on January 31, 2025 in New Zealand. It tells the story of Marbles, a hapless stoner, can see ghosts. Tagg, a recently dead wannabe super-cop, needs to find a serial killer. Can a critical ghost cop and a directionless stoner get over their prejudices and work together to save lives - and deaths. This is a Comedy, Horror, Romance film with a runtime of 90 minutes and its worldwide box office is not listed in the available detail data. It has received a rating of 5.4/10 from 508 viewers.
Hayden J. Weal
as Director
Thomas Sainsbury
as Dane 'Marbles' Marbeck
Hayden J. Weal
as Jayson Tagg
Tomai Ihaia
as Yana Tagg
Jennifer Ward-Lealand
as Janine Marbeck
Jess Sayer
as The Hoodie
Jess Sayer
as Henna
Michael Hurst
as Ross Marbeck
Cameron Rhodes
as Lloyd Llewellyn
Kayne Ngatokowha Peters
as Xavier
Mayen Mehta
as Samar Prakesh
Zak Enayat
as Khalid Kattan
Carl Dixon
as Young Ross
Blue Williams
as Young Marbles
Linda Rogers
as Philis
Paul Willis
as Reg
Stefan Coetzee
as Barman
Peter Hansen
as Ernie
Hannah Woods
as Sharon
Emily Campbell
as Petra
Thomas Sainsbury
as Writer
Hayden J. Weal
as Writer
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Castle Rock Entertainment
21 wins & 43 nominations total
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The cast & crew writers and director must be fans of peter Jackson's early stuff but also his breakout movie the frighteners.... it's flaws are indie movie flaws and nothing more.... it's a good time and will warm your heart!
I thought this movie was very good! I loved Marbles and he was the one who truly brought life to this story. Anything I see him in later on down the line should be a treat. So it felt like a low budget movie. They stuck with the good story and made it believable. I did not feel like I wasted my time at all with this movie. The ending also just made you feel good all the way around. I recommend seeing it for yourself though.
Grab some beers and settle in for an enjoyable movie. It's fair to say there are plot holes galore, my favourite was ghost cop in pursuit of the killer but stopped because of a passing train! Your a ghost... Walk through the train dude! All in all, not a bad movie and would recommend for a view.
I don't know if it's just the movies I've seen, or if Australian comedies are just a very particular type of comedy, that I don't completely get. The verbal delivery of every character is so cartoony and reminiscent of marionette shows. It's overly melodramatic and not credible as human beings speaking to one another. So the overwhelming majority of the comedy was always a little bit difficult for me to get into. Having said that there is one situational joke that I found hysterical that occurs outside a club. Without spoiling anything, I can say that when a character delivers the line "say no to that," was the absolute best part of the film for me. But every other scripted joke, or jokey banter between characters was cringy and forced, to me. There are also many jokes, premises and themes very significant to the story that revolve around what I can only assume is the filmmakers' attempt to be LGBTQ-friendly. Those were incredibly disappointing in their execution. I believe that this is the type of help-attempt that the LGBTQ community would say "thanks but no thanks" to. Having said that, the overall premise/storyline is cute. The pacing is good, as the movie doesn't spend too much time on unnecessary "universe building." We arrive right away in a world where we have to accept that a goof-ball stoner can see dead people, and one of them needs his help. Everything that ensues after that is silly and cute. Worth a watch, just for that exchange outside the club.
When I started off watching this I underestimated it greatly. The movie itself was very well made and while it may not appeal to some, I'd definitely recommend this to someone who's just bored and needs to pass time. But still. It was pretty good.
This is what I would think would happen if you merged Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. There are genuine quirky moments. It is no classic but it is watchable enough. There is nothing ground breaking about it and it is not likely to cause any offence. In other words, it is an average film.
I was sort of expecting that the 2020 movie "Dead" might be to the ghost genre what "Shaun of the Dead" was to the zombie genre, "Lesbian Vampire Killers" was to the vampire genre and what "Alien Addiction" was to the alien genre. Alas, it turned out that "Dead" from writers Thomas Sainsbury and Hayden J. Weal didn't turn out to be exactly that. The movie started out adequately, but the air quickly ran out of the balloon, and the movie quickly became stale and monotonous. In fact, it became such a drag to sit through that I just gave up 1 hour into the ordeal. The acting in "Dead" was adequate, but it was a real shame that the atrocious execution of the storyline and the dialogue was holding the actors and actresses back from putting on stellar performances. It was nice, however, to see all these new and unfamiliar faces and talents on the screen though. I found "Dead" to be a disappointing movie, and it is by no means a movie that I will recommend that you sit down to watch. I was entertained at the beginning of the movie, but the enjoyment quickly vanished as the movie rambled on and on in a very monotonous manner, and it was essentially a storyline and characters that I ended up not caring for, given the writing of the movie. It should be said, though, that the concept idea of the movie was interesting and there definitely was a lot of potential there. But it was brutally slaughtered at the hands of writers Thomas Sainsbury and Hayden J. Weal. My rating of "Dead" settles on a generous three out of ten stars. This is not a particularly entertaining or memorable movie. And I can honestly say that I will not be returning to finish watching the rest of the movie.
Wasn't expecting to enjoy this film as much as I did! Had a few laugh out loud moments with an interesting storyline. Good Friday night watch for sure.
Ironically a film full of life! Wonderful performances and a beautiful score.
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