Fido
Lionsgate | Release Date: June 15, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
PremiereEric 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." Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
It's madly funny--a treat for moviegoers who don't mind gnawed-off limbs with their high jinks. Read full review
80
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
It won't make you bleed, just howl. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineMaitland 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. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
It's definitely the most fun you'll have with the undead this week. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy 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." Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
The echoes of Douglas Sirk melodramas and Lassie movies just add to the fun. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis Harvey
Brightly packaged and steadily amusing. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert Abele
Most consistently funny is a deadpan Henry Czerny as the pipe-smoking, battle-hardened Zomcon head of security. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter 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. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Amusing without being particularly biting. Read full review
40
Village VoiceRob Nelson
Vancouver-based writer-director Andrew Currie leads us to stop expecting actual jokes while squandering the talents of an overqualified cast Read full review
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