Legendary horror movie director George Romero is back with “Diary of the Dead.” It’s a mockumentary shot in the first-person point of view, just like “Cloverfield.”

It’s about a group of college students shooting a horror film out in the woods, and they hear, over the radio about a zombie outbreak. Jason (Joshua Close) is the director and decides to turn it into a documentary for people to know what happened. Two of the students go to a mansion, and the rest go to save Jason’s girlfriend, Debra (Michelle Morgan), and her family. That’s when the adventure begins.

This film was good, but it wasn’t Romero’s best. The sad part is this film was made in 2007 and was supposed to be released before “Cloverfield.” Since it came out after “Cloverfield,” the camera technique and the idea isn’t as creative.

The writing was pretty good, but the actors’ performances could have been better. This film had so much potential to be a Romero classic.

Fans of Romero will want to see this film, and those who are not fans, just skip it. I recommend watching the original “Night of the Living Dead” and “Dawn of the Dead.”

Rating: 2 out of 4