3 out of 5

Director: Andrew Currie

Pretty straight-forward stuff, but entertaining. Fido is pretty family friendly, despite the R-rating, an attempt to apply the horror/satire blend of Shaun of the Dead (yes, compared only cause of the zombie factor) to 50s family values. All those elements from Pleasantville are in place – the bright colors, the sweaters, the over-stated male and female roles – just without much beneath the spin that you get within the first fifteen minutes or so… that in this world zombies are common place and people have figured out how to domesticate them with electronic collars. Its a fun premise, and not milked to obnoxious proportion… also not avoiding the questionable pursuits that people would undeniably apply to these new pets. But similar to Bill Connollys output in general, its funny, and not all up-and-up – some crude, some stupid – but overall, somehow still family friendly. The movie never feels serious or violent or anything. Its just amusing.