I would not give this movie any less than a 10 out of 10 rating.

Rating: 10/10 (11 September 2008)

When Spaced hit our screens for the first time in 1999, it became a cult classic everyone was sure Edgar Wright could never top. But less than 5 years later came the masterpiece that is Shaun Of The Dead. What could be seen as a movie take on the oh-so lovable Spaced. Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg push things to the limits with this lip biting Romantic Zombie Comedy.
But this film is not your typical hide-behind-your-sofa Zombie movie. In fact when you break this movie down, you realise that the zombies show rather small significance to the main story in which Wright and Pegg try to get across. Therefore this movie is for everybody. It reaches out to all audiences. Even those who's stomach turn at the slight thought of a blood-curdling zombie hacking away at someone can be comforted by the fact that behind all that make-up, the extras come in the forms of professional comedian Joe Cornish and the lovable Michael Smiley better known as his role as Tyres in Spaced.
The brilliant mixture of British humour and irony displayed in this movie is what gives it the edge that separates it from all other movies. Lines such as "Go live in the shed" or "Next time I see him, he's dead" almost foreshadow the ending of the movie, subtly enough that we may not even realise.
The beauty that comes with this perfectly shot movie is that even from the opening sequence, as each character is brought in one shot at a time, to the end, there isn't an un-quotable, un-memorable and un-lovable moment in it. Moving onto the cutting edge cast that comes with this epic movie, the list is almost endless. From cameos to characters there isn't a single actor missing from this movie. With appearances from Martin Freeman, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, and Peter Serafinowicz, you'll never feel the need to watch another movie again.
Saving the best to last we come to the dynamic relationship of the movie, between Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, in which it's hard to tell where Frost and Pegg's friendship ends and Shaun and Ed's friendship begins. A relationship absolutely crucial to the popularity of the 'Blood And Ice Cream Trilogy'. Did I forget to mention the kick ass soundtrack? No I was just leading up to that part. Every film geek knows a decent soundtrack makes for an even more impressive movie. For example, would The Graduate be half as good without the Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack? No probably not. Opening with The Specials and ending with Lemon Jelly, Wright has achieved an absolute perfect balance to finalise an already perfect movie. Additionally anyone who can say they've watched this movie and don't automatically think of the legendary snooker cube moment when they hear Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now' is a liar.
This movie is a not spoof, but a vital tribute to so many well loved Zombie classics and a vitality to our film industry. Shaun Of The Dead is a crucial 'must see' movie and I would not give it any less than a ten out of ten rating.