Like a 90minute episode of Spaced, and all the better for it

Rating: 9/10 (9 April 2004)

This works. The premise of most of the Spaced team writing a film could have meant 30 minutes of material being asked to fill an hour and a half. In short it worked out better, if you like any of Spaced, Black Books or Phoenix Nights you'll like this.
For the rest of you, this is a romantic comedy that just happens to occur while zombies are taking over the planet. Shaun (writer Simon Pegg) is a complete loser who still works in an electronics store aged 29. He lives with his best mate from college who hates his best mate from Primary school who came round to visit 5 years ago and didn't leave. He's so obsessed with shuffling through his normal boring life he fails to notice the entire world being overrun by zombies.
As the title implies these zombies are very much from the Resident evil / George Romero school. They're essentially useless and just shuffle round stupidly until you encounter them in packs at which point they become a problem.
The zombies are not really the major point of the movie. Unlike the americans who in Bruce Almighty try to have us believe a TV presenter living with Jennifer Aniston is a loser, Shaun really is. He spends his life at work or the pub and you do warm to him and the group of friends he drags round with him.
In short, it's funny but actually survives the serious bits too. Probably the best brit-com in ages.