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- 2015
- R
- Vertical Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
- 2015
- R
- Vertical Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
Summary Jack's in a rut. Depression and severe anti-social behavior has whittled down his existence to sleeping and watching television. Seeing the human race as little more than meat with a pulse, Jack has no interest to bond with anyone. There's little purpose for him to make friends with someone he'd eventually eat or outlive by more than a m...
Directed By: Jason Krawczyk
Written By: Jason Krawczyk
- 2015
- R
- Vertical Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
- 2015
- R
- Vertical Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
He Never Died
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7.2
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Summary Jack's in a rut. Depression and severe anti-social behavior has whittled down his existence to sleeping and watching television. Seeing the human race as little more than meat with a pulse, Jack has no interest to bond with anyone. There's little purpose for him to make friends with someone he'd eventually eat or outlive by more than a m...
Directed By: Jason Krawczyk
Written By: Jason Krawczyk
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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0% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
72
100% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
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The humor in Mr. Krawczyk’s script is deliciously subtle, as it has to be when your lead character is a man of few words; a viewer might easily spend the first half of the movie not even realizing it’s there.
Gore and guffaws attend this very dark horror comedy in roughly equal measure.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 39 User Ratings
7.2
72% Positive
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
23% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
5% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 39 User Ratings
7.2
72% Positive
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
23% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
5% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
He Never Died is a very original film about a very old theme (vampirism). Jack, played brilliantly by Henry Rollins, is reclusive, irritable, and very droll as he tries to stay away from humans, even though they are attracted to him (especially women) because he seems like a very nice, if very sad and introverted, guy. Jack is a “realistic” vampire who is not at all like the aggressive vampires as played by Bela Lugosi, but rather a kind of tragic hero, condemned to his fate of immortality and his need to feed on human blood. He is exasperated, trapped, and weary, trying to do the best he can in a "difficult" situation. Henry Rollins is excellent, as is the direction and script. I thoroughly enjoyed this film.
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Sternly charming and devilishly funny in his perpetual longevity.
Mythical entity or immortal is usually portrayed as suave gentleman with silver tongue in cinema, however it's utterly surprising that Terminator-esque robotic personality with tendency to be overly literal in his speech proves to be equally appealing. The whole set-up works due to the main lead Henry Rollins, who is truly an unorthodox cast as his works primarily consists of voice acting and hosting documentary in History Channel, yet he's displaying a knack for comedy and action almost effortlessly.
This is a sort of mix between the vengeance theme movies like John Wick or Equalizer from last year with incredibly odd lead character in Jack (Henry Rollins). He is straightforward and awkward in mannerism, nearly devoid of any formality yet still remains serendipitously humorous. Rollins can even be frightening if needs be, a complete package for comedy thriller.
It's an example of the actors fits the character so well that it can be amusing even when doing mundane things like playing bingo. The two supporting cast Jordan Todosey as Andrea and Kate Greenhouse as Cara are good addition. They make some of the more hilarious scenes simply because the contrasting nature against Jack's rigidity, especially Cara who tiptoes between silly love interest, reluctant accomplish and mild comedy relief.
There is a good balance of violence action for every humor thrown at the gritty tone. The blood and gore come out of nowhere, which just add to the shocking effect from normal setting of small city's diner and apartments. By utilizing the gap between humor and violence, it creates an indifference mood that might be overblown elsewhere, but with the deliberate presentation of the nihilist main character, the movie remains entertaining on both aspects.
This is an immortality angle done right, with intense excessive brutality, fun jab at humor and an impeccable actor as the near superhero and terribly jaded lead.
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So if you're wondering if you should see He Never Died or not, consider how much time you want to spend in Rollins's company. He proves himself to be as charming as a younger Arnold Schwarzenegger, but his appeal is just as limited.
He Never Died isn't as fleshed out as it could be, but what the film lacks in vivid supporting characters and rich plotting it gets back from Rollins, whose innate charisma carries the film.
While He Never Died is hardly a comedy — it's bloody and reflective, with a gloomy side that sometimes threatens to sink it — these wry moments are central to its appeal.
He Never Died is a Tootsie Pop of a movie. It has the outer shell of Taken...but there's an altogether different treat in the center.
A refreshing take on old horror movie tropes, "He Never Died" never stops entertaining.
With a very eccentric main character and interesting and dynamic side characters, it delivers a good balance between gore/comedy.
Watch it if you are tired of the same old same horror movies, or feel like seeing something different.
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Play the mortal game and you'll enter, "He Never Died", where a man is immune to any death happening. To this movie, it's immortal and the audience are the mortals.
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The acting was good, the movie was interesting and funny andJack was really likeable. Where the movie loses points is when it tries to be an action movie. The action never feels quite right and they could've made it bloodier.Also, the movie is pretty boring at times so you lose your interest quite fast.
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There have been so many movies of this genre, so how can a director make this one different? Can't say I like his choice. To have the main lead walk through the movie, monotone speech pattern, seemed like something out of movie making 101 in college. It was different, but in a bad way, but I gave the movie points for trying.
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Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2 Nominations
Fright Meter Awards
• 1 Nomination
