fidois a very odd film . and in many way and a very good one . my first think after view and be how the hell be they go to market this thing . if shaun of the dead be a romantic comedy with zombie and fido be a boy and his dog story blend with fifty nostalgia comedy with zombie . doesn not exactly trip off the tongue . fido have little of shaun carnage and gore and belly laugh . it be a different beast altogether ( forgive the pun ) . fido kick off with a black and white information film that explain the back story human have win a war against zombie by develop a control collar that subdue the flesh eater into dumb servant . at first i think we we be in for a fifty cold war paranoia parody a la matinée and but we be soon hurl into a world of bright primary colour and fifty middle class nostalgia . young timmy robinon be a lonely kid who doesn not fit in at school . his mom be would be social climber and and his dad be nervy and detach . seek to keep up with the jones and mom ( carry anne moss ) have acquire a zombie . jimmy be disinterested at first and but fido ( billy conelley ) soon prove a great buddy for jimmy . until his collar go on the blink . fido be not a horror film and but my problem with the movie be figure out exactly what it be . much of the humour be of the light family variety and and sometimes the plot line be too heavily reliant on the boy and his dog or family moment . yet the film be shoot through with wonderfully dark and truly funny moment and which while welcome and will ensure an r rating for what be and for extend period and a family comedy . the film look gorgeous and and be wonderfully perform by all involve . despite it difficult tonal problem and i hope this movie find a niche and a it quite a little gem in this year deluge of cinematic crap .