This is how to make a great film.

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2005)

Like a veritable color wheel of human emotions, Shaun of the Dead is a comedy that covers all the ground and then some. I was simply stunned how moved I was by a movie that made me laugh this hard. This is no over-hyped special edition DVD movie the guy at Blockbuster says changed film. This film shoots neither over your head nor under it. That isn't to say it's low-brow, it is sublimely clever. But it isn't smug and content with itself as a film, and yet it doesn't desperately attempt to entertain. It comes across not like watching Jim Carrey, who always tries to be everything to his audience, but instead is like Bill Cosby. Cosby could hold hundreds in an auditorium captive with laughter for hours, and you might find yourself in a similar state after watching Shaun.
Am I over-hyping this film? What I've said above is like somebody saying "Mozart was just a musician". The absolute greatness of this film cannot be overstated. Is it gory? Hell yes. Is it bleak? At times. Is it British-style humor? Yes, and with a "U" if you really want to be accurate! This movie is everything it wants to be and more. You may find yourself crying at this film, you may find yourself laughing uncontrollably. You may be frightened to your core. It is really, really, really good. Best ever? No. But guaranteed not to disappoint.
**********(10/10 stars!!!)