Fido

Lionsgate | Release Date: June 15, 2007

8.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 93 Ratings

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ChrichtonsworldJun 28, 2015

Fido has an interesting premise and it clearly appears that Billy Connoly is having fun. However it gets boring real quick since Fido is one of those films that only works as a short.

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johnslegersJan 3, 2016

Fido is by no means a bad film, but it has a few basic problems that make it hard to me to give it a rating higher than 6.

- One problem is that this film doesn't fit in any genre. While for this works to the advantage of some films as itFido is by no means a bad film, but it has a few basic problems that make it hard to me to give it a rating higher than 6.

- One problem is that this film doesn't fit in any genre. While for this works to the advantage of some films as it makes them unique, it is a disadvantage for "Fido". The concept is too goofy to be considered a serious movie, the humor is too mild to generate actual laughter (at least in my case) and the gore is too mild and the whole "Pleasantville" setting is too bright and shiny to appeal to zombie movie fans while the gore and zombies themselves will upset many art house film fans. etc. Basically, the film deviates too far from any genre it is inspired by and it's not good enough in either of its deviations for this to actually work in its advantage.

- As a satire of suburban sensibilities and the way people treat creatures of a different species, ethnic group or class, Fido never really succeeds in making a point. Unlike satires like "How to Get Rid of the Others", "Idiocracy" or "Dr Stranglove" the message is too subtle to really have an impact on the viewer and many people probably won't even understand what message this film actually holds.

- Being too shallow for a satire and not goofy enough for a story a la "Monty Python", "Brain dead", "Shaun of the Dead" or "Hot Fuzz" the humor in Fido never really worked for me and considering this is supposed to be a funny movie that's a major drawback.

So why does it still deserve a 6? The visuals are more than decent and the concept is one of the most original concepts I've seen in a film for quite a while. That made it still a film far more worth watching than any Michael Bay crap. It's just too bad they didn't get more out of the concept than they did.… Expand

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