A graphic, funny zombie classic

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2006)

I have to hand it to creators of this film; they manage to combine humor, zombies, and a story of love and redemption in a way that's very palatable and fun to watch. This film is not for the faint-of-heart, because, although it's primarily a comedy, there is a boatload of gore, guts, and carnage. It's stylized yet graphic, funny yet not necessarily fake-looking. The dialogue is quick and usually pretty funny, although I didn't find the use of the word "gay" particularly funny or necessary. The plot revolves around a guy who works a dead-end job, just got dumped by his girlfriend, and lives with his lazy deadbeat friend. Suddenly, the recently deceased return from the dead and start preying on the living and he has a chance to redeem himself. So, he arms himself with a cricket bat, his friend gets a shovel and they get down to business. There are zombies galore and a lot of humor that will appeal most to the younger (high school and college) crowd. This film is a great homage to George A. Romero's zombie films (among others). In fact, after seeing the film, Romero invited Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg to play zombies in his "Land of the Dead." If you are a fan of the zombie genre, you are almost guaranteed to like this film; if not, there is still a solid chance that you will be entertained, but you'll miss out on more homages than Quentin Tarantino can shake a stick at.