Jason T
We need more original movies like this! Great premise, hilarious, no need for huge budget simply creativity.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
03/29/24
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xpig332 B
Mildly funny, but mostly boring!
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
02/15/24
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ryan p
Directed by Andrew Currie
Written by Robert Chomiak, Andrew Currie, Dennis Heaton
Carrie-Anne Moss, Billy Connolly, Dylan Baker, K'Sun Ray, Henry Czerny, Tim Blake Nelson.
In an "alternate-reality" of the 1950's, a radiation cloud from outer space caused a zombie outbreak. This in turn caused the Zombie v Human war, which humans won. Zombie's have now become ‘domesticated' as a result of a collar they wear, created by the company ZomCon.
Homes can now have ‘pet' zombies to help around the house with household chores, and the Robinson family, at the choice of Mother Helen (Moss), have finally gotten their first (Connolly), despite Father Bill's (Baker) fear in them. The ‘pet' is soon named Fido by Timmy (Ray), and the two become pals.
Zom-Com's new Chief of Security (Czerny) has moved in across the street, and when a small outbreak of zombies occur (as whoever dies becomes a zombie still), his attention is set on Timmy and Fido.
I really enjoyed this movie, it felt completely original – despite obviously borrowing from already known and popular genres such as horror zombie, and dark comedies. There's also a humourous "Lassie" type moment where one of the characters has ‘Fido' go get mum for help.
The soundtrack has quite a few 1950's era songs within it, and the score both has a feel of this era, as well as being paired with moments of horror, which is very impressive to have such polar opposite themes done so well in the same movie.
The setting really feels like we are in the 50's, with all the usual areas feeling almost flawless, and from hair and makeup, to the cars and immaculate gardens, there doesn't really seem to be much out of place.
Scottish actor Connolly does a great job as the titular Fido, but the standout is Carrie-Anne Moss, who absolutely glows as Helen. Her character is what holds this film together, and she absolutely nails the role. Her arc as the overworked, and overlooked housewife, who finds a friend in Fido is flawless. She is truly remarkable in this film, and I can't speak highly enough of her performance. Also, she was Trinity – so this is polar-opposite of that role as you can ever imagine.
If you haven't seen this, I highly recommend it.
4.5/5
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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dave s
Imagine, if you can, some sort of weird hybrid where the world of Leave it to Beaver is mixed with The Night of the Living Dead. Throw in some vibrant colors, a lot of peppy music, and a smattering of zombie gore and you are left with Fido, a periodically funny and very cute little movie that offers up a creative solution in dealing with the zombie apocalypse. The small town of Willard exists in some sort of alternate universe where zombies, instead of being destroyed, are used as household servants, laborers, and, in the case of Fido (Billy Connolly), pets. Sure, zombies are awkward and doltish at the best of times, but they are certainly serviceable. The movie is filled with sharp dialogue and interesting scenarios, leading to some decent laughs, but the laughs eventually wear a bit thin since it is essentially a one joke film. Regardless, it's a twisted vision that is worth watching.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
03/30/23
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kyle c
This was a fun, silly little start to the spooky season. It's unique in a lot of ways and is overall pretty darn funny. I love the aesthetic, blending bright, solid colors in an almost 50s-American-dream setting with literal walking corpses and dystopian corporate rulers. It's kind of like Dr. Suess with zombies. It could have leaned harder into its satire (and probably made the most of its very, very small budget), but at least the humor works well.
Carrie-Anne Moss is easily the star here, even though the movie doesn't seem to know it. This is unfortunate because the performance of the "lead" child actor is atrocious. Again, if they had leaned into it a little harder and spread the cheese around, it would have been a slam dunk. Instead, it's just pretty good.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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Audience Member
LOL, the funniest 1 hour: and 31 minutes ever!! Ages 17 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/11/23
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