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Director
Andrew Currie
Cast
Billy Connolly,
Carrie-Anne Moss,
Dylan Baker,
Kesun Loder,
Henry Czerny,
Tim Blake Nelson
Genre
Romance,
Comedy,
Drama,
Horror
In a world where zombies not only exist, but have been domesticated and made into pets, a lonely young boy named Timmy befriends a zombie named Fido. Together, Timmy and Fido work to change the way their society treats the undead.
Premiere
With its use of aggressively cheerful hues that are equal parts Technicolor and Tim Burton Candyland, Fido is a "boy and his dog" movie thrown into a horror movie blender. This is perfectly realized in a jaw-droppingly funny "Timmy's trapped in the well" sequence that almost seems like it could have been made in the 50s had George Romero ever worked on "Lassie."
Premiere by Eric Alt
With its use of aggressively cheerful hues that are equal parts Technicolor and Tim Burton Candyland, Fido is a "boy and his dog" movie thrown into a horror movie blender. This is perfectly realized in a jaw-droppingly funny "Timmy's trapped in the well" sequence that almost seems like it could have been made in the 50s had George Romero ever worked on "Lassie."
The New York Times by Manohla Dargis
It won't make you bleed, just howl.
New York Magazine (Vulture) by David Edelstein
It's madly funny--a treat for moviegoers who don't mind gnawed-off limbs with their high jinks.
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
It's definitely the most fun you'll have with the undead this week.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
It's just a clever, pointed little fable about the price of complacent conformity, slavish worship of the status quo, and trading freedom for the illusion of safety, wrapped in a sugary-sweet, Jordan-almond-colored coating that looks good enough to eat.
Boston Globe by Ty Burr
Andrew Currie's stylish satire falls into the narrower niche of zombie farce, as pioneered by "Shaun of the Dead ," "Slither," Robert Rodriguez's half of "Grindhouse."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Sean Axmaker
The echoes of Douglas Sirk melodramas and Lassie movies just add to the fun.
Los Angeles Times
Most consistently funny is a deadpan Henry Czerny as the pipe-smoking, battle-hardened Zomcon head of security.
Variety by Dennis Harvey
Brightly packaged and steadily amusing.
Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele
Most consistently funny is a deadpan Henry Czerny as the pipe-smoking, battle-hardened Zomcon head of security.
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
Director Andrew Currie is better at laughs than scares, but he can’t sustain either as Fido runs out of steam in the final stretch. Till then, it’s fiendish fun.
New York Post by Lou Lumenick
Amusing without being particularly biting.
Village Voice
Vancouver-based writer-director Andrew Currie leads us to stop expecting actual jokes while squandering the talents of an overqualified cast
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