DeadHeads is a Road Trip / Buddy comedy with zombies. It follows a guy named Mike who wakes up dead in the midst of a zombie outbreak. Mike is not your average zombie given that he can talk, think and refrain from eating people. He's also not the only zombie of his kind. Not long in to the story he meets another talker named Brent to whom he reveals his intention to seek out his ex-girlfriend and deliver her the engagement ring that he never had the chance to give her before his mysterious death. In order to get to their destination, the zombie chums must avoid some wacky over-the-top government agents and learn more about the mystery behind Mike's death, all while attempting to blend in with regular people in society. This movie isn't really scary as much as it is goofy. This film's strongest factor is that it brings to the zombie genre a new and unique twist by introducing competent zombies capable of refraining from eating people. They can also train regular zombies to control their flesh eating urges. While obviously a low-budget film; the acting is okay, the gore effects are halfway decent and the overall storyline is well put together. While the humor is well played and the jokes work well with the overall gore factor, it kind of wears off quickly and makes much of this film a boring string of one-liners and zombie-based gags that have all been done before. It also never clearly explains the magnitude of the zombie outbreak. At some points it seems like society is semi-integrated and tolerant of zombies and at other times the zombie hordes are after everyone and need to be stopped by government agents. While DeadHeads is far from being a great movie, it is an entertaining movie as long as you don't set your expectations too high. I recommend this film to fans of cheap zombie flicks or low budget buddy comedies.
Review of Deadheads
