The film relies too heavily on cliche and hopes the audience won't notice.

The gags tend to be so broad and lazy that it’s hard to imagine how this movie’s retro-bait sensibility will appeal to anyone other than the targets of this poisoned-apple crowdpleaser’s toothless criticism.

It’s a simple yet charming story that uses the sitcom format to satirize the nuclear family while offering the protagonist a chance for growth through escapism. The cute zombie comedy makes for an on-the-nose means of coping with death.

The Loneliest Boy in the World was made for all the weirdos who never fit in when they were in high school. While the film may not have mastered the juggling act of horror, comedy, and coming of age, it certainly paves a path of its own.