In a 1950's style America, humanity has survived the zombie apocalypse, which happened much as it did in Romero's Night of the Living Dead, and is now living safe inside fenced-in safe zones. There is an invention, a collar of some sort, that is able to quell the zombies' hunger for human flesh. Now they are used as servants, or, in some cases, pets. Fido is the Lassie of zombies. He even belongs to a boy named Timmy. Unfortunately, as tame as the zombies are, the collars don't always work so well. Timmy and Fido get into trouble when the collar gets turned off, and zombie mayhem begins. The concept is gold, but I don't think co-writer/director Andrew Currie produces anything that interesting. His film-making is often sloppy. It sometimes feels like he spent all his budget on some vintage autos and an unnecessary helicopter shot. The zombie makeup looks terrible, which is always distracting. And the zombie actors are generally awful, probably on account of Currie's direction. They all seem too expressive in their faces and eyes. There are a lot of interesting aspects of this post-apocalyptic society, but the world and its rules are never adequately explained. To boot, it's difficult to understand some of the backstories, especially that of the father (played by Dylan Baker). I'd still give a slight recommendation, just because the idea is so fantastic. And it's an amusing picture, even if it disappoints.
