We Are Zombies

My expectations were high. I mean, this is from the people behind the fabulous Turbo Kid (which I recommend highly). So, ah, what the hell happened?

As other reviewers have stated, it LOOKS great. The review suggesting you view it with the sound off makes a worthwhile point (although why you'd do that when great movies with great characters could be watched with the sound on, instead, I don't know). The problem is the main characters, in particular the two guys. What's presumably supposed to be "funny" dialogue is relentless, annoying-AF bickering and stupidity. One stupid decision (that NOBODY would make, EVER) after another. It's excruciating. Why it's called 'We Are Zombies' is also baffling. At no point does the film even deliver on the title.

Is it one for "zombie completists"? Hmm, well, sure, why not. If you brace for the punchable male leads' dialogue and the illogical decisions and actions, I guess it's "okay". As I said, my expectations were high. Set them low.

Better still, track down Turbo Kid instead.

This had potential but then went downhill after the midway point. Could have been a sci-fi zombieland but execution was poor.

I liked the younger actor with the hat, the big guy's choices were annoying, the girl actor had one emotional scene which made me laugh (When the press play me) I am not sure it was meant to make me laugh.

Decent idea like the other guy said but it went nowhere.

I like these type of movies normally, I give it a chance anyway, it left me feeling like oh okay, waste of time. I think the direction on this was poor, liked the choice of camera and colour, looked good in that aspect.

Needed a better 2nd and 3rd act, also could have made it feel more spacious. Felt like I was trapped in small locations. More thinking outside the box and chance missed.

Oddly enough then I had actually not heard about this horror comedy titled "We Are Zombies" prior to stumbling upon it by sheer luck here in 2024. And of course I had to watch it, given my fascination with all things zombie.

While I am not familiar with the graphic novel from Jerry Frissen, then I will say that writers François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell put together a rather enjoyable and entertaining script. It was a nice blend of horror and comedy, and when you throw zombies into the equation things tend to get spruced up. And so it was in "We Are Zombies". I like the non-cannibalistic zombie approach that there was in the movie, because it was a nice change of pace to the zombie genre.

Alexandre Nachi, Derek Johns and Megan Peta Hill were nicely cast for the leading parts. I wasn't familiar with them, but they definitely carried the movie quite nicely. I was not familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, and that is something I do enjoy when I sit down to watch a movie. The actors and actresses on the cast list were great and put on good performances.

Visually then I was rather surprised with the movie. I wasn't expecting the special effects and zombie make-up to be that good. That was certainly a nice surprise, and one that added a rather enjoyable layer to the movie.

If you enjoy horror comedies with zombies, then directors François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell's 2023 movie "We Are Zombies" is well-worth spending 80 minutes on watching. I was genuinely entertained throughout the course of the movie, and it is a movie that I warmly recommend you to watch. This was a much needed addition to the zombie horror comedy genre, because it was done so right and with the heart in the right place.

My rating of "We Are Zombies" lands on a seven out of ten stars.

Horror comedy, one of the most useless genres of all. To be a fan here is tantamount to an oath of disclosure in terms of taste in film. Yes, I know, Evil Dead 2, Tucker And Dale, Shaun Of The Dead, Zombieland. Exceptions prove the rule. This film is comparable to the last two mentioned, especially, no, exclusively in terms of the quality of the masks and effects. These are a good reason for a viewing, but also the only one. The rest is best described in one word: stupid. At times even unbearable, I recommend switching off the sound and then perhaps watching it 'on the side'. To emphasise once again, the visuals are excellent, so it's all the more regrettable that they opted for such unfunny slapstick in terms of content.

I don't know if they were going for a, so bad it's good, type vibe, but I could definitely see myself under the influence of some bad decisions and laughing my butt off with this movie. I would honestly watch this just to see the drone/nature shots. No joke. That one shot, where the camera is gliding over the water with the morning mist rising up, is phenomenal. If that's total AI or CGI, I'm super impressed. I'm not saying I'm gonna watch the whole movie and I'm not saying I'm not. I'm just saying that I need 87 more characters before I can post this and I am currently under the influence of some very bad decisions.