Common Sense Media Review
By Brian Costello
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Tepid animated parody of teens and zombies has stereotypes.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 12+?
Any Positive Content?
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What's the Story?
After watching too many B-movies the night before, Jude (Christian Potenza) shows up to his mall job late for work and tired. But things seem amiss at the mall today. Many of the customers seem angrier and slower than normal. As it turns out, these customers have turned into zombies. It is up to Jude and the other "6Teens" to figure out a way to fight and defeat the zombies and escape from the mall. They must work together and rescue their friends before they too get bitten and transformed into the undead.
Is It Any Good?
For all its hip animated style, the movie suffers from the age-old mistake of favoring stereotyped teenage characters for comedy's sake over characters who are actually more than their clique. You don't have to go very far to see characters like these in other TV shows or movies: the nerdy kid who likes Star Wars a bit too much, the yelling alpha-dog football coach, the drama queen girl who obsessed over her boyfriend, and so forth. Furthermore, the young Keanu Reeves voice of surfer bro Jude gets old within five minutes.
Some of the teen characters are relatable, but it's hard to tell if those who created this feature wanted to make a comedy about what it's like to be a teenager, or if they wanted to create yet another teen story mining humor out of parodying what teenagers are supposed to be like. Not even zombies wreaking havoc in a mall does enough to create enough interest to ultimately care which option they're trying for here.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how teenagers are depicted in media. Is this a funny parody of how teenagers live and behave? Why or why not? Are there any realistic characters in this feature?
Is the idea of a teen boy spying on undressing women funny? What are the possible consequences for doing that?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : January 1, 2005
- Cast : Brooke D'Orsay , Kaley Cuoco , Megan Fahlenbock
- Director : Tom Mc. Gillis
- Inclusion Information : Female Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : Cartoon Network
- Genre : Comedy
- Topics : School ( High School )
- Run time : 45 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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