Juan de los Muertos (Alejandro Brugués, 2011)

Juan of the Dead has the decency to forthrightly own up to its source, Shaun of the Dead, with its title, and thereafter indulges in replicating a good part of the British comedy horror through its tone and characters, the main ones being a couple of amiable slackers, while stopping short of outright theft in terms of scenes. The transposition of the zombie outbreak to Havana is by no means without purpose, allowing for sly satire at the expense of the sententious establishment and the pragmatic attitude of the Cubans, rain or shine. It's lively camp fun all the way through and a rare example of a remake that works on its own merits without feeling like a bastardisation.

6/10