Deserving of accolades, but uneven.

Rating: Null/10 (27 April 2004)

The thing is, "Spaced" (the TV series from which this is closely derived) was perfect. Did I say that? Blimey, a perfect series. Wow. So this is not perfect because it occasionally looses it's way trying to balance it's heady blend of extreme horror, genuine drama and big 'ol fashioned belly laughs. That's a hard trick to pull off and "Shaun" succeeds way more than it fails.
In the red corner, Shaun (the magnificently louche Simon Pegg) and his mate agonise over which of his precious LP collection to spin at the zombies' heads while the undead loom over them. Very threatening (not). In the green corner, a really heavy scene in the pub where Shaun has to shoot his dear old mum in the head because she's copped a bite from a nasty. The latter is much more effective than the former and I can't help but think (director) Edgar Wright is really hankering to make this a full-on drama. He has all the tools.
Anyway, see "Shaun" because it's really good, much better than 28 Days Later.