Well the movie had 'Facelifsts, boob jobs and zombies' brandished on the cover, that alone was more than enough to catch my attention. Anything even remotely zombiesque and I am there like a gorehound.
I hadn't heard about this Belgian zombie movie from director Lars Damoiseaux before now in 2020, when I was presented with the chance to sit down and watch it. Needless to say, that with my admiration of the zombie genre and craving for gore, that I immediately sat down to watch "Yummy" without any questions asked.
First and foremost, I must say that "Yummy" most definitely put Belgium on the zombie movie map. Without a doubt, because this movie was surprisingly enjoyable and very watchable.
The storyline was good, and actually managed to be original enough to make itself stand out in the sea of zombie movies that are readily available. I particularly liked how writers Lars Damoiseaux and Eveline Hagenbeek managed to incorporate comedy and subtle jabs at today's insane obsession with achieving the perfect look by cosmetic surgery. It was just glorious and worked out so well.
"Yummy" was exactly that; yummy! Well, for a gorehounds perspective - or from a certain point of view if you want to make a pop culture reference to another movie. There was a great amount of blood, gore and mayhem throughout the movie to make even a seasoned horror veteran such as myself happy.
The character gallery in the movie was also good, there was a good mixture of various characters, some stereotypical and archetypical for zombie movies, while others were quite original. And that definitely added a good layer to the movie. And the fact that they had a great cast was certainly also bringing more conviction to the movie.
I enjoyed the cast in the movie, as they were all unfamiliar faces to me. I enjoy watching new faces in movies, as there are no associations to previously portrayed characters in other movies. And the fact that the actors and actresses in "Yummy" were all doing good jobs with their individual roles and characters was just such a good thing.
And on to the good part; the zombies! Yeah, this being a zombie movie, of course there was bound to be zombies. Duh! Now, let me just be the first to applaud the special effects and make-up teams here, because "Yummy" had some very yummy zombies. I mean that in a sarcastic way, of course. The zombies were great in the movie, lots of variation to the individual designs, and the zombie make-up and prosthetics were just great. And as a zombie movie, then having gory effects and realistic gore is a must, and they definitely managed that here. So two rotting thumbs up, way, way up here for the special effects and make-up crews.
"Yummy" was a nice surprise of a movie, and a much welcomed addition to the zombie movie collection. If you haven't already seen this 2019 movie, I strongly and highly recommend that you do so, because this is how you make a good zombie movie.
My rating of "Yummy" receives a very well-deserved seven out of ten stars.
