love you to pieces

stacy is a weird movie without a doubt. low budget story telling with some poetic sense that perhaps is a bit lost in translation. i've seen a number of japanese (and chinese) films that have this effect on me. theres somthing more here that i'm not grasping. i'm positive its a cultural subtlety that i wouldn't know, having never lived there and only knowing bits and pieces. that is to say that i hesitate to condemn the film for faults which may be perfectly fine in another context.

my impression is that this film provides a unique love story to the zombie genre. it essentially equates the coming back to live with the desire to be loved. cool! the budget and the clear attempts to be a comedy somewhat confuse this. its funny, quirky, gory, and sentimental. a strange brew for sure. the acting is so so, the filming mediocre mostly, the script is convincing if repetive at the end, and the special effects low budget but totally fun (lots of blood, guts, and gore). the zombies are the stumbling type with a almost electric spasm tweaking. theres a couple subplots which are fairly well rounded (even a brokeback mountain moment).

getting to the end is almost tedious. the mere 80mins begins to feel stretched out, and the last 15 or so just seems like nothing but really confused filler until the actual ending sequence which is worth the wait. the end is drama with a comedic twist.

all in all the movie is watchable, entertaining in fact, and certainly unique story wise. i'd recommend seeing it, but its not one you'll seek for your collection. just an unusual take on a zombie flick, with some worthwhile additions.

5/10