The Last Serb in Croatia

OK, I guess this is the best Zombie parody I've seen since Shaun of the Dead :) I guess today, in the world of overly sensitive politically correct activists for animal rights, regarthless of which of the 7 unnatural genders they are, this movie would be too much to watch. It's typical Balkan humor, with intentionally cheezy overacting and cartoonish characters set into the cartoonish world of a zombie apocalypse so many people are taking seriously for no apperant reason. If you like zombie movies, high budget action, or actors making you believe the silver screen is more real than reality - this is not the movie for you. However, if you like a good laugh and are not taking yourself (or life, or world) too seriously - enjoy!

As a Croat, I found this movie very funny, it trolls many of our stereotypes. Its on Netflix so foreign audience can see absurd stuff we are dealing on daily basis- from mass exodus to other richer EU Countries, homophobia, WW2 politics- who was Ustasha(fashist) who was Partisan (Communist), down to DNA and bloodcells- how much of you is pure croatian, help you god if you are mixed (serb, bosnian etc).

As far as storyline goes, its like its been taylor made for Covid times even it came out few months before it. Zombie effects are really good for low budget comedy. Also I was very happy to see my town mentioned by doctor in it, it made my day.

Anyway, check the movie, its only 85 minutes long, excellent for netflix and chill night.

It is a fun movie, parody of several genres. It is a successful political parody of Croatian obsessive idea of Serbs as filthy and dangerous but fascinating Other. Also, it is a successful parody of all small nations' myths of national pride and heroes. There are some very particular parodies of certain Croatian politicians and geopolitical relations. In this respect, it is actually a better movie than it looks like right on the first sight.

There is also unfortunately still a certain problem with the movie: it is very intelligent for someone who knows ex-Yugoslavia politics and history, but it probably looks non-sensical to people who are not familiar to that. In its desire to be a comical for ex-Yugoslav audience, it has a little bit too many cheap jokes and action movies stereotypes made for Balkan market . It perhaps prevents it from being a quality European level movie. Still, having the "virus" as a centre of its theme, probably will give this movie more attention in the future, since it also resonates well with the world pandemic situation, so it might work for the film.

The cast is also very good, at least three main roles are placed in the hands of three quality regional actors, and the film deserves praise in that sense. The minus is, however, the appearance of some iconic pop-culture figures in minimal roles, again, it works just as a low-level jokes of recognition, and not really as some serious reference to anything of significance in the movie.

It can be perceived as a dark comedy, as parody, as the worst movie seen, as a teenager or Balkanic public. And, sure, it can be boring, stupid or absurde. But it is one of films for a very large target. And that is its basic virtue. So Serbian, than only a Balkanic viewer understand all references. So crazy than only a zombie fan can define the sins about this theme. So crazy than it becomes...nice. Smart use of cliches, decent performances and generous subject. So, just a Swedish buffet.

Unfortunately the vast majority of films financed by taxpayers through HAVC (Croatian Audiovisual Center) are pretentious and boring.

The director of this film tries to explain to us, ignorant viewers, what stereotypes reign in society in order to end up just confirming those same stereotypes. The film is tedious and boring, and any attempt at humor is so pathetic that it's simply sad.

What a waste of taxpayer money.