Distinctly silly but generally entertaining, FIDO transpires within an alternate universe in which the zombie menace has been contained to such an extent that the undead have become our servants. The story revolves around the Robinsons (...), a prototypical 1950s family who slowly but surely discover that their zombie helper (...) Fido (...) actually has a personality of his own. Director Andrew Currie infuses FIDO with an exceedingly bright, Douglas Sirk-esque sensibility, a vibe that's certainly reflected in the performances (Baker and Moss perfectly capture the glossy superficiality of a stereotypical '50s couple). Elements of dark comedy are evident right from the get-go (a top-ranking official asks a room full of school children, "how many of you have had to kill a zombie?"), and - for a while - the movie skates by on the sheer novelty of its premise. But the lack of any real depth within the screenplay ultimately prevents FIDO from becoming anything more than a mildly-engaging romp (the lack of any parallels to slavery, for example, seems like quite a missed opportunity).

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FIDo n'est pas qu'un énième hommage au cinéma de George Romero, façon 28 JOURS PLUS TARD. Andrew Currie s'approprie le personnage du mort-vivant, le thème de la résurrection, l'univers des vieux films catastrophe pour en faire une étrange comédie familiale, comédie kitch qui emprunte à l'esthétique des films américains rose bonbon de l'après-guerre ou des émissions à la PAPA A RAISON. C'est un objet unique qu'il ne faudrait pas assimiler trop vite au cinéma d'horreur. Zombis obligent, FIDO présente évidemment quelques scènes vaguement gore. Mais tout cela sous le signe de la dérision, du clin d'oeil, de la bonne humeur, avec cette touche de sensiblerie qui faisait de SHAUN OF THE DEAD un si bon film. Si le Canada commence à produire des films de zombis (et aussi drôles, tordus et intelligents que celui-ci), on peut garder un peu espoir en nos institutions.

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Already a familiar-enough conceit to have earned its own subgenre nickname (zom-com), the zombie comedy gets a frisky yet strangely familiar workout in FIDO. Set in a retro future where the radiation-produced cannibal undead have forced the normal folks into heavily fortified Eisenhower-era bomb shelters, this Canadian-produced tale of a boy and his dog - well, his collared, leashed, "tamed" zombie best friend - is brightly packaged and steadily amusing, even if the script never really develops anything interesting from its high-concept premise. (...) There are amusing situations and characters, but they never develop past first impression, let alone take flight into inspired loopiness or bad-taste hilarity a la SHAUN OF THE DEAD. For all the pic's surface novelty, its various macabre, satirical and family-drama aspects as directed by Currie (MILE ZERO) co-habit harmlessly rather than jostling one another to disturbing, inventive or laugh-out-loud effect.

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