I stumbled upon the 2019 movie "Zombie with a Shotgun" by sheer luck in 2021. I had never heard about the movie, and of course with my fascination and interest in all things zombie, of course I found the time immediately to sit down to watch this 2019 movie from writer and director Hilton Ariel Ruiz.
And oh dear God, this was not a good movie.
The storyline told in the movie was beyond mundane, and it was so difficult to get into the story and take it in. I have to admit that the storyline, as written by Hilton Ariel Ruiz, was just a swing and a miss. It was so pointless and uneventful that I gave up on the movie without seeing it through to the end. And it didn't really help that the entire character gallery in the movie were every bit as mundane, bland and pointless as the storyline was.
The acting in "Zombie with a Shotgun" was fairly okay, taking into consideration the type of movie this was and the type of budget they were operating with. Sure, don't go ahead and expect to see stellar performances here, because that is just not happening. I will say, though, that while the storyline was atrocious, the actors and actresses - for the most parts - actually fared better than what was to be expected.
Visually then "Zombie with a Shotgun" was just not impressive. A zombie movie needs proper special effects and prosthetics to be packing a punch. And sadly, "Zombie with a Shotgun" didn't do that. Also one of the reasons why my interest in the movie was so quickly fading.
Ultimately, then "Zombie with a Shotgun" is not an impressive or memorable zombie movie. And it is not definitely not one that brought anything new or innovative to the genre.
As a zombie genre fan, then I can't recommend that you waste your time or effort on "Zombie with a Shotgun". Some of us suffered through this, in greater or lesser extend, so you don't have to.
My rating of this 2019 zombie movie lands on a generous three out of ten stars.
