Review of Cemetery Man (1994) by Drew S — 17 Nov 2009

Wow, I have no idea WHAT this movie was going for. I guess the easiest read is as a giallo throwback, but then what's with the bizarre existentialist twist toward the end? I guess it's a pretty good philosophical theme for a zombie movie to explore, but frankly, the movie is too fucking stupid to make any good of it. The date on the back may read 1996, but the continuity is straight out of 70s Italy, and some parts of Cemetery Man benefit more than others from this. The movie is a success when it gives way to Rupert Everett capping zombies with ridiculous poise, or sweet virginal young girls getting decapitated by buses, not so much during a "deep" and life-affirming ending lifted more or less from Citizen Kane (!!).

I enjoyed this more or less, but it's attempting way too much as a tongue-in-cheek homage, or it's a general failure if it's actually attempting to be a legitimate horror comedy. It's no classic, but it may be fun to throw on every once in a while, if only to show your friends some of the bizarre carnage that ensues.