#30 - Fido (2006)
(dir. Andrew Currie)
Fido is a zombie film set in the sort of idyllic 1950's suburb that exists only in old sitcoms and in the minds of Reagan Conservatives. Years ago some space radiation caused the dead to return to life, which led to the great Zombie War. Now, society has mostly returned to normal - the living dead are still around, but they are kept in line by special collars and used as servants. Timmy is a young kid who gets bullied at school (because he's a total weenie), and when his family buys a zombie he names it Fido and they quickly become friends. One day at the park, Fido's control collar breaks and he kills an old woman, which kicks off a series of zombie attacks around town. The plot is basically like those old movies where a kid adopts a dog and then it gets taken away from him, except the dog is a zombie and also Timmy's mom wants to fuck it.
This was a pretty fun movie! The faux-'50s aesthetic started to get a bit old by the end, but it's full of pretty good gags and some excellent hammy acting. I especially liked Tim Blake Nelson as the friendly neighbor with a zombie girlfriend, and both Carrie-Anne Moss and Henry Czerny give some really fun performances as well. This leans way more towards comedy than it does horror, and the tone is pretty light and silly throughout. There are a couple scenes with some blood and guts, but nothing too explicit.
If you're looking for something on the lighter side, I think this is worth checking out. It's not on the level of something like Shaun of the Dead, but it's better than a lot of the other "zomcoms" out there.
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