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Fido

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Fido reviews
70
8.6 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 12 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Foreign  |  Horror  |  Sci-fi

Written by: Robert Chomiak
Andrew Currie
Dennis Heaton (story)

Directed by: Andrew Currie

Release Date:
Theatrical: June 15, 2007
DVD: October 23, 2007

Running Time: 91 minutes, Color

Origin: Canada

Summary

RATING: R for zombie-related violence

Starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Billy Connolly, Dylan Baker, K'sun Ray, and Tim Blake Nelson

When his mom brings a zombie servant home, Timmy discovers a new best friend and names him Fido. Sometimes, it takes a dead man to teach us all what it means to be alive. (Roadside Attractions)

What The Critics Said

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100

Premiere Eric Alt

With its use of aggressively cheerful hues that are equal parts Technicolor and Tim Burton Candyland, Fido is a "boy and his dog" movie thrown into a horror movie blender. This is perfectly realized in a jaw-droppingly funny "Timmy's trapped in the well" sequence that almost seems like it could have been made in the 50s had George Romero ever worked on "Lassie."

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80

New York Magazine David Edelstein

It's madly funny--a treat for moviegoers who don't mind gnawed-off limbs with their high jinks.

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80

The New York Times Manohla Dargis

It won't make you bleed, just howl.

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75

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

It's just a clever, pointed little fable about the price of complacent conformity, slavish worship of the status quo, and trading freedom for the illusion of safety, wrapped in a sugary-sweet, Jordan-almond-colored coating that looks good enough to eat.

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75

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

It's definitely the most fun you'll have with the undead this week.

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75

Boston Globe Ty Burr

Andrew Currie's stylish satire falls into the narrower niche of zombie farce, as pioneered by "Shaun of the Dead ," "Slither," Robert Rodriguez's half of "Grindhouse."

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75

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker

The echoes of Douglas Sirk melodramas and Lassie movies just add to the fun.

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70

Variety Dennis Harvey

Brightly packaged and steadily amusing.

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70

Los Angeles Times Robert Abele

Most consistently funny is a deadpan Henry Czerny as the pipe-smoking, battle-hardened Zomcon head of security.

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63

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

Director Andrew Currie is better at laughs than scares, but he can’t sustain either as Fido runs out of steam in the final stretch. Till then, it’s fiendish fun.

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50

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Amusing without being particularly biting.

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40

Village Voice Rob Nelson

Vancouver-based writer-director Andrew Currie leads us to stop expecting actual jokes while squandering the talents of an overqualified cast

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Benton F. gave it a10:
This was really brilliant satire. Funny, dark and twisted. A must see!

Blanco A. gave it a7:
It's a good-natured "slice" into the zombie humour genre. Carrie-Anne Moss (who seems to be missing from the 'meta'-cast list above) is just as alluring as ever, and is even capable of giving Fido (Billy Connolly) a bone. The real star of the show is the next-door neighbor, Mr. Theopolis, who retains the services of a tennage zombie named Tammie, and who knows the inner-workings of the ZombieCon system while retaining his emotional connection to the re-animated undead. Hilarious stuff, really. The only real weakness is Dylan Baker, who is out of his element in this type of a flick.

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