dance of the dead is a fairly low budget zom-com with no widely known actors and there is virtually no media coverage for it either. needless to say it is well worth seeing for zombie or comedy fans.
the acting is overall fairly good. the cast does a good job of filling their roles and for the most part you care about what happens to them. look out for the cool highschool bully and the gym coach. 7/10
the dialogue is a little hit and miss. sometimes the characters come out with cringeworthy lines or just things that are completely unconvincing and silly at the time or just cliche. other times characters come out with some funny and appropriate lines such as the coach with "ill have this place wired like a crackhead drinkin' a red bull". id say the dialogue is half cheesy half decent/funny/cool. 6/10
the special effects are top notch. the sets, makeup, gore and general effects are all really really good for this kind of movie and there isnt a whole lot to complain about. 9/10
the camerawork and editing is also good with little to complain about. you can tell here and there that its a low budget film from handheld movements, one too many premature cuts to black, etc. 7/10
the pacing is pretty good throughout, the film takes around half an hour to get going before the zombie action picks up but from then on, theres always something to keep you interested as the film develops. 7/10
overall the the effects, the acting, pacing, camerawork, and dialogue come together to make a far above average b movie zom-com. it isnt quite on par with shaun of the dead, but it isnt too far off. think 'teen shaun of the dead with a lower budget centered around a highschool prom' and uve got dance of the dead.
7/10