Zombeavers (FILM REVIEW)
Zombeavers
Film Review
by Kam Williams
Zombie
Beavers Wreck
College
Kids Vacation in High Attrition-Rate, Horror Comedy
If you like your horror fare with generous
helpings of humor and titillation mixed in, ala the Scream and Scary Movie
franchises, have I got a film for you. Zombeavers is a campy
comedy relying on a combination of low production values and eroticized
violence to generate laughs.
The movie
marks the feature film directorial debut of Jordan Rubin, who is best known as
a scriptwriter for late night talk show hosts like Craig Kilborn, Carson Daly
and Larry Wilmore. He also collaborated
on Zombeavers‘ screenplay with first-timers Al and John Kaplan.
The high
attrition rate adventure unfolds ominously enough, when a 55 gallon drum of
toxic waste tumbles into a lake in the wake of a collision between a deer and a
pickup truck caused by a pair of local yokels (Bill Burr and John Mayer) recklessly
driving while texting. It’s not hard to imagine that a frightening chemical
reaction might soon ensue, especially given the movie’s title.
But blissfully oblivious of this
development are Mary (Rachel Melvin), Jenn (Lexi Atkins) and Zoe (Cortney
Palm), sorority sisters looking forward to unwinding over the course of a
college break they’ve decided to take without boyfriends. Their point-of-call
is a cozy lakefront cottage belonging to a cousin of Mary’s.
Upon arrival, the
trio discover that there’s no cell service in the remote locale, which might
very well complicate matters should an emergency arise.It doesn’t help that the only folks around for miles are a
couple of creepy neighbors (Brent Briscoe and Phyllis Katz) who look like they
step off the set of Deliverance.
Nevertheless, the
clueless coeds decide to don bikinis and take a dip in the pond where something
evil is a brewing in the swamp where the contaminated water is slowly turning
beavers into bloodthirsty zombies. Also unbeknownst to the bathing beauties, their
three beaus are en route, which only serves to complicate matters, since a
photo of Mary kissing Jenn’s boyfriend Sam (Hutch Dano) was recently posted on
Facebook.
So, after Jenn slaps
Sam, Zoe sneaks off into a bedroom with Tommy (Jake Weary), while Mary tries to
mend fences with her man, Buck (Peter Gilroy). But before you have a chance to
take any of that soap opera drama too seriously, the real fun begins when a
rabid beaver surfaces in the bathroom.
What ensues is a relentlessly-cheesy
B-flick far funnier than it is frightening.
Very Good (2.5 stars)
Rated R
for gory violence, crude humor, graphic sexuality, gratuitous nudity and
pervasive profanity
Running time: 76 minutes
Distributor: Freestyle
Releasing
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