A review of 'My Daughter is a Zombie'

The entire zombie movie genre has undergone significant changes over the past couple of decades.

- AJ SIYTANGCO

In the not-so-recent past, the word “zombie” might conjure up images of partially decomposed, moaning human remains slowly trudging forth, trying to eat a living victim’s brains. Today, thanks to genre-bending movies like 28 Days Later, World War Z, and Train to Busan, the zombie genre is (pardon the pun) alive and kicking.

However, there is still some room for experimentation. Sometimes, like in the movie “My Daughter is a Zombie”, that experimentation works out for the better.

You don’t often find the words “zombie” and “family fun” in the same breath, and with good reason. Most zombie films would terrify youngsters and send chills down the spines of some adults, too. But then here comes director Pil Gam-sung’s horror comedy, which successfully injects a hefty dose of clean, kid-friendly fun into a traditionally scary genre.