Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

A Masterpiece!

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

I'm a fan of well made zombie-comedies (Shaun of the Dead, Wormwood, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), and even the odd zombie-romance (Warm Bodies), and I can appreciate any horror movie that's 'so bad it's good/funny'... this is NOT in those categories. Deb was described as "endearingly awkward" in the movie blurb.I guess you could say that she is... in the same way as the axe murderer chopping your legs off and reciting random poetry or prose is 'endearingly awkward'. To cut to the short strokes: Main characters= annoying or non entities Dialogue = on the whole, deeply awful, wooden and unsatisfying Humour = pretty much non-existent All in all, I'd say give it a burl if you can't sleep or have watched absolutely every single other movie in existence, and you have absolutely nothing better to do (be aware that at this point, cleaning a toilet bowl with a toothbrush would be a better thing to do from my perspective). Aside from that, it's just over an hour of your life that you'll never get back.

Night of the Living Deb (2015) ** (out of 4)Deb (Maria Thayer) wakes up after a night of drinking in the apartment of Ryan (MichaeL Cassidy). The two quickly try to play off their night but soon they're back together when they realize that a zombie apocalypse has broken out.NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB isn't the greatest horror spoof ever created but there are a couple nice laughs that help keep it moving but there's really not enough here for a feature-length film. I think this here would have worked much better as a short film because there's really no plot here as we basically see Deb, a rather nerdy person, falling in love with the good looking Ryan and the majority of the film has her being mistreated or taken advantage of. Oh yeah, the other thing is that she is very sarcastic and this is where the majority of the laughs come from.Thankfully both Thayer and Cassidy are good in their roles and this certainly helps since we spend the majority of the running time with them. Thayer is the star here and she turns in a nice performance but I still felt that only twenty-percent or so of her jokes actually worked. The film could have benefited had there been something more going on. Perhaps more in-jokes or at least something more to hold the viewer's attention.As it stands, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB has a creative title but it's too bad the film itself wasn't more creative.

On the beginning, they seemed anomalies which were difficult to classify into horror cinema, but eventually, the "zombie romantic comedies" (also known as "zom-rom-coms") earned a niche into fantastic cinema. Night of the Living Deb is an addition to that category with an excellent sense of humor and an affable narrative which places more emphasis on the romance than the zombie crisis... something I ended up liking much more than I expected. Like any romantic comedy, Night of the Living Deb includes numerous clichés, but screenwriter Andy Selsor knew how to bring them a twist, making them less predictable; for example, the obligatory romantic triangle between Deb, Ryan Waverly and his fiancé Stacy is tangentially related to the origin of the zombie infestation, creating an interesting dynamic in which Ryan's powerful family is also involved, because they don't want to see the oldest son (and possible heir of the family empire) in a relationship with a humble middle-class camerawoman. As I previously said: clichés, but very well implemented as catalysts of the narrative. Oh, and besides, the great Ray Wise as the father of the groom. What can go wrong? Another pro is the sense of humor from the main character, perfectly played by Maria Thayer as the classic "adorable harebrained" we genuinely want to see triumphing against adversity. I liked seeing Thayer finally playing a leading role after uncountable works as "guest star" in many sitcoms and TV series (including some of my favorite ones: 30 Rock, The Mindy Project and New Girl). Her exuberant performance complements Deb's personality without ever making her irritating or affected. And even though Thayer is an attractive redhead, she doesn't reach the unreal standard of Hollywood beauty who automatically nullifies the "normal girl with a bad luck for love" premise. I'm sorry if that sounds sexist, but I'm tired of all those roles with gorgeous actresses who try to look "ugly" in order to convince us of their incapability of attracting men; if only they take their glasses off... I think I have already spoken enough about the romance. What about the zombies? Frankly, Night of the Living Deb doesn't take the living dead threat very seriously; yes, we see some blood, there are a few "head shots" and some unfortunate bites on characters we hadn't expected to see infected; but in general, the zombies are a source of humor instead of horror. Fortunately, Selsor didn't rely on tedious artificial conflicts to complicate the relationship between Deb and Ryan, so the zombies are also employed as an obstacle the couple must overcome to be happy. There are no misunderstandings, or surprising revelations, or courtships which start being a bet until becoming real, or similar foolishness. We just have a likable couple mutually attracted to each other, caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. In my opinion, that worked brilliantly, because I found Night of the Living Deb an excellent zom-rom-com which didn't need any big tricks to keep me very amused. The likable interaction between Deb and Ryan is the main course; the zombies are just a seasoning of the romance.

I normally hate zombie films there have been so many...But this is the funniest version since Shaun of the Dead. A decent script and growing chemistry between leads Maria Thayer and Michael Cassidy create a fun rom/com based on the zombie apocalypse premise.Thayer has a one night stand after a bar pick-up with a guy who can't get rid of her soon enough the morning after. Yet, soon outside it doesn't take long for zombies to appear and thrust the odd couple together for better or worse.Thayer deserves special mention for her comedic skill that makes a low budget production seem like a big box office hit, which it should be.