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American Zombie (2007)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:13
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6.5/10
Theatrical Release:Mar 28, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Filmmakers Grace Lee (The Grace Lee Project) and John Solomon (Nonsense Man) team up to shoot a documentary about high-functioning zombies living in Los Angeles and their struggles to gain... [More]
Starring: Austin Basis, Suzy Nakamura, Al Vicente, Jane Edith Wilson
Director: Grace Lee
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Reviews for American Zombie
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 3.5/4 |
A clever kind of documentary hybrid. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
[Director] Lee covers all bases and when we least expect it, she also manages to sneak in a creepy zombie flick... Full Review |
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5/5 |
American Zombie is hands-down the best film I've seen so far this year. Full Review |
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8/10 |
Proves that there's still lots of humor and insight to be found in the walking dead. Full Review |
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B+ |
Lee wants to make an up-with-dead-people portrait that shines light on how the diverse zombie community integrates into the city. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
Besides managing to be a statement on racism, a parody of a documentary, and an enjoyable character conflict between two egotistical directors, it's also a straight up zombie comedy! Full Review |
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3/5 |
Quippy send up of identity politics documentaries offers some occasionally biting moments. Full Review |
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5/5 |
American Zombie works on several levels of satire. Full Review |
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 2/5 |
It is essentially a one-joke premise and while it might have played beautifully as a 30-minute short subject, there just isn't enough to it to sustain itself as a 90-minute feature. Full Review |
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Lee's film proves that it's a genre as viable as ever, endlessly flexible and perpetually illuminating. Full Review |
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The best zombie movies shock us into a realization about ourselves and the world in which we live, but how much can zombies teach us when their world so closely resembles 1995? Full Review |
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3/4 |
A cleverly-comedic, high-concept adventure, artfully-executed, and thought-provoking, too! Full Review |
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Performances vary widely in quality. Some of the "experts" who expound on zombie culture are portrayed by such amateurish actors that the film threatens to collapse. Full Review |
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4/10 |
The film satirizes well-intentioned socially conscious documentaries, examining how zombies have been integrated into the general population. It has a rewarding last half hour if the viewer can wait it out. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
If you're looking for zombie horror, this is not the film for you (not enough gut-ripping and arm-chewing), but if you're looking for zombie fun, check it out. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Doesn't add much to the contemporary zombie genre or even the horror comedy genre but does provide light entertainment, especially if you like jokes about filmmaking. Full Review |
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If Lee intended primarily to spoof documentary conventions, she should have chosen a theme less commercially overexposed -- and worked harder at making it more than just sorta-kinda humorous. Full Review |
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The mere fact that [director Grace] Lee can make both a media satire and, in the end, a creepy horror flick, while at least alluding to bigger social issues, suggests the breadth of her wit and intelligence. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for American Zombie
March 26, 2008:
Grace Lee mockumentary with mission to humanize zombies. 
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March 09, 2008:
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January 25, 2007:
Slamdance: Interview with "American Zombie"'s Grace Lee
Director Grace Lee's first film, "The Grace Lee Project," was an exploration of identity that asked the question, "What's in a name?" In her latest, "American Zombie," she looks... More...
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