‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ Review: Good Intentions Are Enough in This Sensitive PTSD Drama

Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales and Ed Harris are very good in a very padded Army veteran drama

"My Dead Friend Zoe" (Credit: Briarcliff Entertainment)
"My Dead Friend Zoe" (Credit: Briarcliff Entertainment)

I’m going to start today by asking for a show of hands. Who here has seen a film where the twist ending was one of the characters was secretly dead the whole time? OK, keep them up. One, two — hey you on your phone, are you raising your hand or saying hi to somebody? OK, that’s three … roughly three hundred million! Great! 

“My Dead Friend Zoe” is not one of those movies. Kyle Hausmann-Stokes’ debut feature stars Sonequa Martin-Green (“Star Trek: Discovery”) as Merit, an Army veteran struggling with PTSD. Her best friend Zoe — spoiler alert for anyone who hasn’t read the title — is dead, but still with Merit at all times.

Want to keep reading?

Create a free account, or log in with your email below.

 

Gain access to unlimited free articles, news alerts, select newsletters, podcasts and more.

 

Comments