Belly Laughs and Body Bags

Rating: Null/10 (15 April 2004)

WARNING: This review will probably contain spoilers, I haven't decided yet.
Okay, let me first start off by clearing up a common misconception. Shaun of the Dead is NOT a direct spoof of Dawn of the Dead, instead it is a spoof of zombie movies in general.
Oh, and it's probably the funniest movie so far this year, and one of the goriest.
In case you haven't read any of the fifty-or-so other comments about the film on this site, here's the plot:
Shaun is living in a run-down flat with an ex-college pal and his slobbish best friend. He has a mundane job and a generally boring life. His idea of a romantic night out involves going down the local pub, The Winchester, with his girlfriend Liz and mates. Naturally, Liz disagrees with this and dumps him. Shaun resolves to get her back and prove how much he loves her, but there is a slight complication in that the entire city of London seems to have suddenly been overrun by the walking dead.
Although it sounds more than a little mushy there is no doubt that this is a horror film. Violent, gory and briefly genuinely scary! But first and foremost it is a comedy. Genre fans will have a field day spotting all the references to classic zombie films (Shaun's mum is called Barbera, and they phone her to tell her they're coming to get her ;-)).
Overall I'd say that Shaun is definitely the funnest film I have seen for quite a while, and that can't be a bad thing.