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‘Dead Lover’ Review: Macabre Attempt to Keep a Lost Romance Alive Is Both Entertaining and Inventive
Genre actor-director Grace Glowicki's horror comedy, about a gravedigger determined to revive a lost mate, should earn her many new fans.
Premiering in Sundance’s Midnight section before going on to play Rotterdam and other festivals, the unique film should garner a small but fervent audience. Then, at a graveside funeral, she finally meets her match (Ben Petrie), an aristocratic cad overcome with grief for losing his sister (Leah Doz). Glowicki makes for a striking vision with her tall frame and ghostlike face, using her wit and elastic facial expressions to create a memorable character.
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