It sounds like the film is just trying way too hard. And they forgot to bring the funny as well.
Of course, it could be better. It could have easily been reimagined as a comedy horror film. Sounds far-fetched? Not really. After all, this is based on a series where the main characters are living in fear of being eaten by the antagonist, and it’s also the source of the original zombie apocalypse story.
Yes, really. Nine years before Romero released his first zombie film, we had this story in the comics:
