I didn't laugh once.

Rating: 2/10 (26 February 2006)

Britain excels at a certain type of comedy. Any time there is comedy to be had in the mundanity, tragedy and petty minutae of everyday life, you can be sure that Britain is the country to handle it. Leave the pratfalling to other people - Britain has honed this particular style of comedy for years.
So explain how this film got it so badly wrong? I loved The Office, which this film clearly wants to be - but this film seems to have completely missed the point. It is like a film student trying to make a Tarantino-esquire film and eschewing a good script and hip, funny dialogue (you know - the things Tarantino is actually good at) for a series of slow-motion action sequences set to a retro soundtrack. In short, they have missed the best parts of the comedy style (the awkward glances, the tragi-comedy etc.) for broad,"safe" humour. And it doesn't work.
But, people tell me - isn't it great to have a Zombie film that pokes fun at the genre. Isn't it original? No it's not. "Dawn of the Dead" was using the genre in a similar way long, long before this film came out. And was far cleverer and more subversive than this film could ever hope to be.
I never laughed once during this try-hard-to-be-quirky piece of nonsense. Watch it if you're looking for an average bit of slapstick comedy. If you want something cleverer and more uniquely British watch any number of classic BBC comedies.