"Dead Snow (Død snø)" **1/2 (out of four): Despite some inspired bits, much of this film is aimless shambling, as if in search of its own brain. Still, "Dead Snow" is sure to be the best Nazi zombie film of the year.

The zombie genre refuses to die. Recent films like "Shaun of the Dead" have given zombies new comedic life. Even Jane Austen has had a zombie makeover with the publication of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies". The latest contribution comes from Norway, with Tommy Wirkola's "Dead Snow (Død snø)" giving a double-dose of undead: Nazi zombies. In its opening scene, a woman is chased by zombies through a snowy Norwegian wood, accompanied by Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy". After this promising start, the film decomposes into something more lifeless.

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