This horror festival favourite is a classic case of patience being rewarded, with the entire third act being a huge pay-off that is great fun. The first half-hour is what appears to be a particularly bad one-take micro-budget zombie TV show, but then we veer off into what turns out to be an enthusiastically cheeky take on Truffaut's La Nuit Americaine (Day For Night) filtered through cheap Japanese zombie-horror that not only puts that first act in a whole new context but also serves as a love-letter to film-making. It is far from perfect, and the seemingly 'bad' bits can be a chore to sit through, but it is clearly a labour of love and all is forgiven for the smart and hugely enjoyable final half-hour.
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