Gangster action, comic book plotting, sly humor and a heaping helping of pop surrealism collide in a one-of-a-kind tale that is capable of pleasing grindhouse buffs and fans of American satires alike.

… it was revealed to be less of a straight horror film and more of an ambitious arthouse item that uses both horror and arthouse genre conventions to critique the world of indie genre filmmaking birthed by Romero.