Released: NOT YET RELEASED
Directed by: Brett Kelly
Distributed by: Tempe Entertainment

My Dead Girlfriend 2006

One of a very few movies that has the correct formula for lampooning the zombie sub-genre while, at the same time, revering it- "My Dead Girlfriend" is writer/producer/director/actor/all-around horroring guy/ Brett Kelly's best film to date. While providing the subtle dialogue exchanges, pacing, and fine acting that made Kelly's "The Bonesetter" so enjoyable, "MDG" also plays for humor and adds a little more gore for all the splatterheads to enjoy.

After accidentally backing over his girlfriend with a car, derisive professor Steve (Brett Kelly) must come to terms with one time-honored zombie fact- she won't stay dead. Deciding that the best course of action is to hide her out at friend's cabin, Steve soon comes to realize that keeping up with the living dead is more of a hindrance than he originally thought. His "newlydead" girlfriend, Amy (Caitlyn Delaney), has acquired a taste for all kinds of meat, along with a nasty case of rigor mortis, and a one word, undead catchphrase no one wants to hear- "hungry". The problem is made much worse when Steve and Amy's friends show up for a weekend at the same cabin and are greeted by their incessantly hungry, flesh-eating friend. Despite Steve's best efforts, his dead girlfriend is beyond his control and under the influence of ancient black magick - ("…magick is spelled with a 'c' and a 'k', so it must be legit"). Will anyone escape the horrors of the undead? Ah, you will be too busy laughing your ass off to care.

I'm sure that anytime a zombie/comedy film comes out, someone will feel the need to compare it to "Shaun of the Dead". I will try to resist that urge, as this film is sort of an undead "Weekend at Bernies"- or perhaps a mixture of "Clerks" with "Return of the Living Dead 3". The dead girlfriend is treated as sort of a prop for ensuing jokes, and the comedic banter between Kelly and the other actors in the film is decidedly situational. There are some truly hilarious moments in the film, and, as with all of Kelly's work, a nice gathering of actors who each play well off of each other. Clocking in at just over an hour, I actually found myself "hungry" for more of the film's slapstick and corn syrup. These days, it seems uncommon to find a director who actually grows as an artist from film to film. However, after watching "My Dead Girlfriend", I think it's aboot time this Canadian got some respect as one of horror's best upcoming filmmakers.

Highly Recommended for laughs and light zombie splatter- 3.5/5 Stars