American Zombie (2007)
American Zombie (2007)
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Cast
as Ivan
as Lisa
as Joel
as Judy
as Himself
as Herself
as Himself
as Dr. Gloria Reynolds
as Kennedy
as Monique
as Hank Baker
as Rodrigo Weiss
as Glen
as Stag
as Jim Miller
as Stan Boyd
as Beverly Fitzpatton
as Esperanza McNunn
as Factory Owner
as Theresa Morgan
as Howl
as Mr. Right
as Zombie Guard
as Frank Velasco
as Maude
as Neighbor
as Reverend Donovan
as Bible Study Participant #1
as Officer Hannigan
as Bible Study Participant #2
as Bible Study Participant #3
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Critic Reviews for American Zombie
All Critics (18) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (5) | DVD (2)
Lee wants to make an up-with-dead-people portrait that shines light on how the diverse zombie community integrates into the city.
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?
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.
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.
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.
A clever kind of documentary hybrid.
Audience Reviews for American Zombie
Is it just me or is the whole mockumenatary thing wearing a little thin? This has a few enjoyable quirky moments but overall it never really takes flight. Starting from the top, I thought the concept was great, the acting was good, but the collective quality of the material never rises above 'passively interesting'.
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This makes Land of the Dead look Like Diary of the Dead, which still isnt saying much.
Super Reviewer
I REALLY hate when a movie is so middle of the road in quality that I struggle with what I want to say about it. I do know that I had high hopes for this film for many reasons. The satirization of zombie movies has hit a peak this decade, and I expected another whopper to add to the list. I also thought it might be more insightful on the genre, and do for zombies what Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon did for slashers. Also, whenever you title something American ___dadada____ it had better be damn good. It's interesting how these zombies fit into normal society, but that's where the entertainment ends. Very minimal makeup, nothing for zombie fans to see here. Very stereotypical acting for a mockumentary that seems too influenced by 'The Office' (talkin Gervais and Merchant as well as the American bastardization) and doesn't feel realistic or fresh at all. Nice shooting for a handicam, but mind you this is supposed to be a professional documentary crew. There's nothing exceptionally BAD, but there's nothing exceptionally good or worth remembering. The movie does paste the zombie onto the pattern of oppressed groups and common problems within oppressed minorities well enough. But there's not any horror to justify the utter lack of comedy, and vice versa. Just lukewarm and leaving one with an "you could have done so MUCH better" feeling, as this movie packs more promise than your typical Z-budget, but delivers just as little. A once watch for zombie fans MAYBE. I can't recommend this to anyone however, and I would never screen it to anyone. It's paradigm middleness earns its a 2.5 but overall the production rates a 3 and the acting isn't atrociously but also around a 3. The separation between this film's potential and what is achieves is so great a gap that I can't in good mind give it a 3.
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