Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (Blu-ray)

“You’re the living dead, Marcus. The good news is the condition is manageable.”


Private investigator Dylan Dog (Brandon Routh, Superman Returns) used to work for the living dead—the vampires, werewolves, and zombie communities secretly residing in and around New Orleans. When a client’s father is murdered by what appears to be a werewolf, Dylan is drawn back into the world of the supernatural.

Dylan Dog is a tough movie to write about, because there were parts of it I genuinely enjoyed, and parts that frustrated me with how they didn’t work. The movie constantly pinballed from moments of “Wow, that’s cool,” to “Wow, this is bland.”

Brandon Routh’s post-Superman choice of roles has been interesting; quirkier and edgier and than ol’ Red Boots, yet still “geek friendly.” Dylan Dog fits comfortably in that category. One of Routh’s best scenes in the film comes right at the beginning, when he outsmarts a crazed gunman. Routh sold the sly, quick-witted side of the character excellently. That’s why it pains me to say I’m not sure Routh was right for this part. Dylan is meant to be world-weary, yet Routh’s boyish good looks don’t really give him that “dragged through hell and back” visage the character demands. You can tell Routh is committed to the part, and is truly throwing himself into it, but he’s a little less “rugged” and a lot more “nice guy” than the character is written.




I hope Dylan’s next case is to find whatever happened to all the bonus features, because you won’t get any on this disc.

I wanted to like Dylan Dog: Dead of Night. I hoped it would be one of those under-the-radar movies that really takes you by surprise because of how cool and different it is. Instead, it’s more of a “been there, done that” for fans of horror-comedies. If that’s your thing, then definitely put it in your rental queue.

The Verdict

Send this dog off to the kennel.

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