Dire

Rating: 5/10 (27 October 2004)

It is not everyday that you would consider Romero's original a cinematic masterpiece, but compared to this abortion it's Citizen Kaine. If the creators of this movie had spent less time whacking off over each other and concentrated on what makes a good zombie movie then this could have been a better film than the original. Sadly it's not. The original had humour and an edginess that this film lacks. If possible it is even less feasible and the characters less believable than the original. The sole reason I stayed in the cinema was because of the obvious potential of the pregnant woman. "Hooray, a high-cost special effect zombie baby would save this film," I said. After wading through the abysmal dialogue and one dimensional characters for what seemed like eternity (80 minutes is as long as this type of movie should last. Tops) as the original story was "improved upon", finally the feted scene arrived. Whoosh, it's over. And it was rubbish. Jackson's Brain Dead is my standard for reanimated infants and he did that on a tuppence ha'penny budget. This film assumes you have never seen any other slasher or zombie movies and I would only consider it suitable for small children. Preferably ones who are already dead.