Fido 2006

 In 2006 Billy Connolly starred in Fido, a black comedy satire (that's a better description than horror comedy that many consider it to be which it really isn't) about a world where the domestication of zombies is a reality after the "Zombie Wars".  This version of Earth, in Fido, take place in a 1950's-esque alternate reality.  Co-starring with Connolly is Carrie-Anne Moss, Dylan Baker, and Kesun Loder as Timmy the lonely neighborhood boy who befriends his zombie servant that he names Fido (Connolly).  While it was considered a failure at the box office the film went on to make over three million dollars worldwide after it was released on video.

The best way to describe this is this how it would look if a zombie outbreak happened on the TV show Lassie.  Fido could also begin right where Shaun of the Dead leaves off (except for the whole happening in the 1950's part) where Shaun has his zombified best friend Ed living in a shed.  Depending on how you feel about blood and gore you may enjoy the fact that here is a zombie movie with very little gore (there is some blood but it is in the realm of comedy not of the splatter movie variety) and in fact I am a little surprised that this was rated R.  I doubt that it would have taken much for the creators to get this down to a PG-13 where this movie would have more than likely done better with the theaters goers. 
 

Aside for some good acting here (Connolley makes us love a malfunctioning and at times homicidal zombie all without having one line of dialogue groans, moans, and growls do not count as dialogue but it should in this one) another star of the film is the music.  Buddy Stuart, Kay Starr, Ian Whitcomb, and The Squirrel Nut Zippers all have some really cool swinging jazz songs in the movie as well as a mellow bluesy number by Jimmy Witherspoon.  This is saying something for someone who usually lists jazz, swing, and blues as some of his least favorite types of music but all of it works perfectly with the scenery and the general mood of the movie.  The score by Don Macdonald as well as a few nostalgia tunes by Trevor Duncan that takes you right back to the 1950's.  If it's possible for a movie with so much death and violence (hey it is a zombie movie after all) to be a feel good movie this is as close as it gets.  It's Leave It To Beaver with zombies baby!  3 ZomComs out of 5.