Audacious enough but I think it's already dated.

Rating: 4/10 (17 March 2019)

This movie didn't resonate with me.
As charming as Pegg and Frost with their magnificent chemistry, this does not equal comedy and I feel a bit embarassed watching them.
The zombie aspect (when it finally comes) is pretty brutal. All the more so for its comic timing and quite welcome since until that point it is a pretty generic piece of relationship drama where Pegg just keeps getting it wrong.
But I there really aren't any jokes. I like dark humour, but that's more than dark stuff with a pop music soundtrack. It's not really dark comedy, it's more like "here's something macabre presented flippantly. You can laugh now." Family Guy knows how to make things you shouldn't joke about seem like the funniest thing ever. It's because they make it into a joke rather than trusting transgressive themes ARE the joke. The movie seems somewhat lazy in that regard.
The romantic interest is also pretty bland.
The movie does not skimp on the gore though. Make and direction really came through on that.
A lot of people love this but I think a lot of it is just because it was fresh for its time.