Fido
Anyone intrigued by the premise of “Fido” should watch closely for any local releases and/or the eventual DVD release.
Review by Sirus

“Fido” is part comedy, part parody, in its portrayal of a world where, following a zombie outbreak, people have now domesticated their flesh eating friends. The movie starts out with a propaganda film promoting ZomCon, the company that saved everyone from utter destruction the first time around. Soon after the film reel ends, the movie switches to the classroom where the main character, Timmy, is sitting. Timmy is an ordinary boy, living an ordinary life with his two parents until today. Today, a new neighbor has moved in on their street and, to keep from seeming out of place, Timmy’s mother goes out and buys a zombie. The new zombie causes a little mayhem in the house and a fight between Timmy’s mom and dad. Timmy sees through the rough exterior of his new zombie though and finds a companion to keep him from dying of boredom. The next day, while out with his zombie, Timmy decides he should give it a name and goes with Fido, a name his zombie seems pleased with. Timmy’s friendship with Fido becomes an integral part of the story and causes quite a few problems in their picture perfect neighborhood.

As with any film that attempts to merge two established genres together, viewers will critique the execution of both genres. As a parody style comedy, “Fido” succeeds by following in the footsteps of “Shawn of the Dead” before it but takes the story even further from the conventional zombie movie. What makes “Fido” stand out even more than “Shawn” is the 50’s America setting. While other zombie movies show people barricading themselves in areas they believe to be safe in an attempt to escape the zombies, “Fido” takes this safe setting to an extreme with the picture perfect 50’s America setting where zombies are domesticated and living among us. If one were to judge “Fido” as a horror movie, they would find themselves disappointed. Still, any horror fan who has seen his share of zombie movies will find himself amused by the subtle references to formulaic zombie movies seen without. “Fido” is a movie that is sure to amuse those who go in with open mind, ready to laugh and it is a shame that most people won’t get a chance to see it in their local theaters. Anyone intrigued by the premise of “Fido” should watch closely for any local releases and/or the eventual DVD release.

Final Score: 3.5/5