Review of American Zombie (2007) by Mark P — 10 Aug 2008

I really expected the worst from this. I thought the concept of zombies living among us who are just like us, but decomposing was stupid as what's the point in zombies if they're not a bit different. Flesh eating provides horror for example.

However, this only caused me to be very pleasantly suprised by how a horror film is sneekiliy popped in to the back half of this movie.

It's just a shame that it end's abruptly. This could have made for quite a nice 'start of the zombie apocalypse' type movie had they cut half of the start off (mostly un-needed) and skipped on allowing more time for the 'new world order'.

The ending is really what lets this film down. With a more wrapped up ending or something bigger happening, then this would have got 7/10, but alas, I guess they didn't have the budget.

It's mildly funny and quite creepy at times, but purely as a high-concept exploration of race as well as racial documentaries, it's a huge success.

Personal ejoyment: 6/10.

Actual quality as a film: 6/10.