loved it - funny and gory, everything a zombie movie should be

Rating: 9/10 (26 August 2004)

It's not very of that a film lives up to it's tagline but Shaun of the Dead really is "A romantic comedy. with zombies". Not only that but it's the best "romantic comedy. with zombies" since Braindead (Peter Jacksons early brilliant gore movie). The UK doesn't do many decent films these days but we are developing a nice niche in comedy/post-modern horror movies. Dog Soldiers, 28 Days Later and now Shaun of the Dead are three of the best horror movies of recent years. the former and later especially brilliantly pay homage to while sending up their genre. Shaun of the Dead is very, very funny especially if you've seen plenty of zombie movies and British quirky sitcoms. As well as funny though it is also cleverly and, at times, quite gruesomely a horror film. In fact it is not just one of the best zombie movies of recent years but one of the best movies full stop.