The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

This one deserves all the accolades! Thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish with great performances, awesome effects, and a fun plot. I was really hooked. I love the actor playing the lead zombie. He was so good, and of course, I love Trinity from The Matrix. She always knocks it out of the park.If you thought zombie movies were dead, think again. They keep finding new ways to make them interesting, and this one doesn't disappoint. The music was well done too and the pacing was fantastic. I was never bored at all despite how many movies I watch a day. I think Fido will have to go on my to-watch list for every Halloween. It's going to be a tradition in my family.

FidoBeing responsible for a pet zombie is a good way for a couple to know if they're ready for a baby.Unfortunately, the couple in this horror-comedy had a little boy before their flesh-eater.Despite her husband's (Dylan Baker) unease around them, Helen (Carrie-Anne Moss) brings home a domesticated zombie, Fido (Billy Connolly), whose hunger for flesh is kept in check by a remote-controlled collar.When officials quarantine Fido on account of his feasting of neighbours, young Timmy (K'Sun Ray) sets out to retrieve his putrefied playmate with the help of a previous company employee (Tim Blake Nelson).But the head of the company (Henry Czerny) has other plans for Fido's saviors.Set in an alternate 1950s, this quirky Canadian contribution to the annuals of zombie cinema injects some much needed satire and humor into the undead genre.Incidentally, letting your pet zombie lick your face is a slippery slope.Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

Fido is a satire for the way society was in the 1950's, from putting out government PSA educational films about new technologies every day to the way adults covered things up (and kids knew it). What makes Fido stand out? Well, the earth in this film isn't your typical 1950's society of poodle skirt wearing, jukebox playing geeks. This film portrays a fictional version of the 1950's where radiation has turned the dead into zombies, leaving "zombie zones" fenced off from the safe living areas and the dead having to be created or decapitated to prevent infection. All this is done by a large corporation, ZomCon.Bill and Helen are a typical 1950's couple; ditz mom (feminist movement wasn't around yet) and breadwinner, if not incredibly nerdy, father. They have a son named Timmy. Timmy has a serious crush on the daughter of Zomcon's president, Cindy Bottoms.One day, much to Bill's disgust and horror, Helen purchases a zombie "pet" to do household chores, as this is the latest trend in upper-class society. The family secret is that Bill saw his father murdered by one of these zombies, and he automatically hates the zombie, enjoying electrocuting it, kicking it, etc. which Timmy finds incredibly cruel. He, contrary to popular belief, thinks the zombie may be sentient, and names him Fido. With the help of a pervy next-door neighbor who once worked for ZomCon (and has a zombie sex slave named Tammy), Timmy discovers that Fido is docile and harmless when allowed to smoke cigarettes (he died due to smoking in his former life).When ZomCon discovers Timmy's "abomination" Fido is sent away to be destroyed, and Timmy is heartbroken. Can he save his beloved zombie (who also seems to be developing a romance with Helen?) You'll have to watch it for yourself to find out, and believe me, this is one black comedy you don't want to pass up! It's hard not to fall in love with Fido as he goes through various adventures with his new "owners" and becomes a part of the family. The soundtrack, all nostalgic to the 1950's, is great, as is the acting. It was wonderful to find a zombie film without some underlying annoying environmentalist hippie propaganda message about anti-pollution too, Fido is just a simple, classic comedy that you'll love no matter what. I'm surprised it isn't in the top 500 popular movies, because it's one of the best ones I've seen in some time! Combining elements of Parents (1989), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Goosebumps Welcome to Dead House (1996) and the television series All in the Family, Fido is one classic you'll never forget!

Following a '50s style sci-fi zombie apocalypse, ZOMCOM develops a collar to tame the zombies for domestic use. Communities live in fenced off middle American towns. The Robinsons (Carrie-Anne Moss, Dylan Baker, Kesun Loder) get a new zombie (Billy Connolly). Mr. Bottoms (Henry Czerny) is the head of security for ZOMCOM who has just moved into the neighborhood with his daughter Cindy (Alexia Fast).It is a really cool idea. However after the really cool idea, it needs something more compelling. It doesn't have the needed biting comedy. It cruises along with a ultra-light monotone satire. The odd thing here is that they have muzzled Billy Connolly who is one of the funniest comedic voice around. It's not funny enough to be a light comedy if you're going to use zombies. It needs to have a much darker undertone, and it's never exciting enough as a zombie horror movie.