American Zombie

Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 72% of 18 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 6.5/10.^[9] Bloody Disgusting rated the film 2.5/5 stars and said that the climax invalidates the biting satire that comes before it.^[10] Dennis Harvey of Variety called the film mildly amusing and tepid compared to much better zombie spoofs, which he said are played out.^[11] Steve Barton of Dread Central rated the film 3.5/5 stars and said the film "will keep you laughing and also send the shivers. It's one of the most unique living dead experiences you're likely to have for some time to come." However, Barton criticized the ending as "a very flaccid exclamation point on an otherwise ambitious experience."^[12] Tom Becker of DVD Verdict wrote that it is "a funny and original faux documentary that works as a social satire as well as a send up of the horror subgenre made famous by George Romero."^[13] Heather Seebach of Shock Till You Drop wrote that it "provides a clever idea with elements of social commentary and self-parody."^[14] J. R. Jones of the Chicago Reader said that while almost nothing in the film is original, Lee "smoothly steers the narrative from farce to suspense."^[15] In a mixed review, Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter said that "the satire is highly uneven, and the whole enterprise is a bit too drawn out to retain its irreverent momentum."^[16] Academic Peter Dendle called the film a "discerning, carefully thought out contribution to the genre" that "is never reducible to a preachy, thinly veiled metaphor".^[17] Author Eric Hamako wrote that the film "portrays conservative rhetoric that the Other does not deserve civil rights and will only use those rights to further their attempts to destroy society."^[18]

• American Zombie at IMDb
• American Zombie at Rotten Tomatoes