Finally, a good horror film.

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2007)

OK, so it may not be the scariest, but this is probably the best horror film I've seen in a long time. Technically it's a comedy but we'll keep that quiet for now! Having seen Hot Fuzz and loving it, naturally I had to get the DVD of this, and I have to say, it was very hard to find, even in the UK where it's very popular. But I finally did and here we are. Anyway, the film. It's hilarious, it really is. "A romantic comedy. With zombies." It works really well as an homage the Living Dead series because the zombies follow Romero's laws for pretty much most of the film, and are never directly funny themselves, which is very important. It's what is done to them and the way the characters react to them that makes the film funny. If the zombies had been made in any way comedic then this film would have failed. That's what I really like about this film.
It also makes a jab at things that happen in real life that you never think of, such as "would you like another tissue?" which people ask bitten people who are holding a wad of tissues over their zombie wounds, which is one of those little things that I like about it.
The visual style of the film is pretty impressive, referencing video games etc. using a kinetic directorial style during a lot of the action sequences and switching to first-person occasionally.
Like Hot Fuzz, the music in the film is excellent, and always fits in with its scene.
Overall, the film works excellently as an homage and a stand-alone zombie film and deserves its cult status.