Kevin Smith lite

Rating: 6/10 (24 December 2004)

Shaun of the Dead" is a Brit flick comedy romp which gaggles together a motley bunch of stereotypical young adults including a klutzy schmuck (the hero), his babe girlfriend, the required gross fat guy sidekick, etc. and then plunks them down in the middle of a zombie flick. The film conjures a mix of droll and outrageous humor which wears thin quickly and then turns into a bloody Zombiefest which seems as endless as it is pointless. With few lol's to offer but the same sort of obvious tailoring for the irreverent and unsophisticated young adult crowd as a Kevin Smith (Dogma, Mallrats, etc.) flick, "Shaun of the Dead" manages to clunk along with good production value, a meager story, and some cult appeal. (B-)