An American Werewolf it wasn't

Rating: 6/10 (9 April 2004)

I'll have to admit to never having seen Spaced, but I have seen an awful lot of zombie movies.
Shaun of the Dead started promisingly with a tacky 70s style synthesiser horror soundtrack merging into The Specials' Ghost Town, but then rather overdid the slackers/commuters as zombies angle for the first fifteen minutes or so.
It picked up however and deftly juggled horror with comedy with pathos for the rest of the movie.
Worth watching if you like zombie movies but not nearly as consistently funny as An American Werewolf in London. (Plus none of the women were a patch on Jenny Agutter).