I was trying to think of the type of person who would like this movie. My 17 year old daughter? No. My 10 year old son (not that I’d let him watch a rated R movie)? No. A total dip shit? Maybe. A Little Bit Zombie was a painful 87 minutes. I would ask for a refund but I watched it for free. It is truly baffling how a movie like this got the green light. Was it someone with deep pockets who wanted to waste 1.5 Mill? The fact that it cost that much has me even more surprised.
Steve is the world’s biggest push over and is about to marry a bridezilla named Tina. Together with Steve’s sister Sarah, and her husband, who just happens to be Steve’s best friend, Craig (A.K.A. The poor man’s Steve Stiffler) go on a cabin trip to plan and set up for the upcoming wedding. On the first night, Steve is attacked by a mosquito, that had previously bit a zombie. After that happens, Steve spends the next few days discovering that he is in fact a zombie. His first clue is a dream that he has about his craving of brains. Then whenever he or anyone else mentions the world he begins to profusely drool. This goes on for the duration for the movie and becomes very boring after the second time it happens. Along the way you get to meet Max (A.K.A the poor man’s Lance Henriksen) and Penny who are an awkward pair that appear to be hunting zombies by following a glowing sphere. Max and penny’s side plot is hard to explain for the simple fact that, well it’s never explained!
Have I lost your attention yet? Okay, then I’ll proceed.
This is a B-list cast with B-list acting. To expect more would be asking a little too much. I must admit that the three main women in this film are very nice to look at which made the 87 minutes a little less painful. There is not a whole lot of character development, which is a good thing because I don’t know if these actors could handle it. Each of the characters were very one dimensional. I feel like they were given very little background and were asked to bring them to life. But like I said, what do you expect from a movie called A Little Bit Zombie.
The soundtrack would have not been that bad…if it were 1980. You can probably attribute that to the low budget. Director Casey Walker did a good job picking the Canadian location. After that, I have nothing else positive to say. Ninety percent of the movie is filmed at night. So you’d think they’d find someone who was better with the lighting. As far as the costumes go…I’ve seen worse.
I think the film’s underlying message is, that there are worse things than becoming a zombie. You could be marrying a control freak bitch.
I have to say, I was not impressed with this film. There were no big surprises. No climatic final battle. No twist ending. It really just left me empty once the credits began to roll. I can think of 87 better ways to spend 87 minutes. One of which is pulling teeth.
Grading scales:
Letter Grade – F
RT – 7%
Stars – ½ stars
Thumbs – Thumbs Down
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Reviewed by Damnetha Jules
Damnetha is a staff writer, movie and book critic.
