Wierdly poignant

Rating: 8/10 (2 May 2010)

I enjoyed this film a lot, much more than I thought I would. One has to keep in mind what it is, and not try to make it something it is not. It is a parody of "Night of the Living Dead" and to a lesser extent "28 Days Later". I have not seen this "Shaun of the Dead", but it sounds like a parody as well. OK, with that out of the way, this is a film of wry amusement, rather than laughing out loud. I believe that was the intent. I think that the Wichita part may have been a little mis-cast. That was the only false note. Woody Harrelson's redneck obliviousness, and Abigail Breslin's older-than-her-years mien both scored direct hits. And the "surprise" cast member sequence was great. If you can handle a zombie movie parody, then you have to check this out.