American Zombie

Lee wants to make an up-with-dead-people portrait that shines light on how the diverse zombie community integrates into the city.

Performances vary widely in quality. Some of the "experts" who expound on zombie culture are portrayed by such amateurish actors that the film threatens to collapse.

If Lee intended primarily to spoof documentary conventions, she should have chosen a theme less commercially overexposed -- and worked harder at making it more than just sorta-kinda humorous.

A clever kind of documentary hybrid.