Just a Zhlub and His Girlfriend

Rating: 8/10 (20 February 2017)

You remember this one, don't you? Lots of laughs seeing the English mixing it up with zombies. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are a joy to watch on screen—so much so that you will never feel the need to sit through 'Paul.' (High-five—I just did you a huge favor.) I particularly enjoyed the moment when they try to kill the zombies by flinging classic record albums at them like Oddjob and his deadly Bowler in 'Goldfinger.'
What starts out as a simple story about a zhlub who wants to get his girlfriend back and sort things out with his mum turns into a comical tale of survival for Shaun and his buddies. And what's more English than the gang ending up at the Winchester, their favorite pub, in a standoff with a ravenous zombie horde?
As of this writing (February 2013), this little gem did around $15.5M worldwide. Not bad for a small independent film. Be sure to look for Penelope Wilton, from 'Downton Abbey,' as Barbara. It's hilarious seeing Isobel Crawley as a dull-eyed zombie.
This movie has some big yucks. Thoroughly enjoyable mayhem with not a lot of deep, soul-searching commentary.