Fido

I’m not a zombie fan, really, and I’m not sure what made me rent this film, but I’m glad I did. I suspect the hardcore zombie fans whom this is being marketed towards (including with all the trailers on the DVD) won’t necessarily be happy with this film.

Fido is a zombie movie, but it’s sort of Night of the Living Dead Invade Pleasantville, a social commentary and satire of post-9/11 life set in a post-World War Z world that resembles the sunny and optimistic 1950s, where any questioning of the compromises made for peace — or that the security measures in place are more feel-good than actually effective — leads to ostracism or worse.

Billy Connolly trades his loud and brash manner for a nearly silent role, and the comedian shows that he’s actually a pretty subtle actor. Carrie-Anne Moss turns in a very un-Matrix-like softer role and K’Sun Ray, on whose narrow shoulders much of this film rests, carries it with ease.

Take a chance of this particular flesh-eating monster. You’ll be glad that you did.

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