Bloody awesome! Best comedy of the year!

Rating: 9/10 (12 February 2006)

Sometimes a man just needs a little bit of motivation to fix the problems of life, and what better motivation than a bunch of zombies? Shaun (Simon Pegg) is a guy who has just been dump by his girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield) because of his lack of ambitions. Stuck in a dead end job and in a constant fight with his step father, Shaun can only rely on his good old friend Ed (Nick Frost) and the old pub they frequent, the Winchester. When zombies appear and begin to wreak havoc, Shaun decides this may be the chance to prove Liz that he can be a man and goes on a quest to rescue her, and take her to the Winchester.
That's basically the plot of Edgar Wright's brilliant romantic-zombie comedy, "Shaun of the Dead". Straight from the great sitcom "Spaced", Wright & Pegg have written what could be, the best comedy of the year, and one of the funniest movies of all time. "Shaun of the Dead" is basically a romantic comedy happening in the middle of Romero's "Dawn of the Dead", with all the clichÃ©s of both genres, but included in very intelligent and funny ways.
Simon Pegg shines in his character as Shaun, with a performance so good that makes the character truly believable as a loser who must grow and get things done. Nick Frost as Ed is the perfect companion to Pegg, and their chemistry is quite great. Shaun and Ed probably will go down in history as one of the best comedy team in movies.
The supporting characters are awesome too and nobody gives a bad performance. Brilliant is the work of Lucy Davis and Dylan Moran as Liz' best friends, and while Kate Ashfield is probably the weakest link, her performance is still up to the challenge.
The make-up and SFX, essential in a zombie movie, are top-notch and the care taken by director Wright show his truly respect for the genre he is making fun of in his movie. The film delivers its good share of gore and blood and is also filled with references to classic movies of the genre. Horror fans will be pleased with "Shaun of the Dead".
Overall, "Shaun of the Dead" is now a modern classic, joining classics such as "Brainead" and "Return of the Living Dead" as films that set the standards for comedy/horror. 9/10. Classic