Perfectly funny and perfect in other ways too.

Rating: 9/10 (10 May 2004)

The hero, Shaun, shares a house in a tacky London suburb with his best mate, who is a slob and another 30 year old man who is normal. They are immersed in the local pub culture and this together with his unreliability causes Shaun's attractive girl friend to dump him. At this point a virus descends on the country turning huge numbers of people into aggressive zombies. Shaun rises to the occasion and all ends more or less happily. This is a wonderfully funny film, the best comedy I have seen for many, many years. The dialogue crackles, though a non-British audience may miss some of the jokes and nuances. However film enthusiasts will not miss the amusing references to other films; notably to "Man Bites Dog" when the two teams meets and to "The 39 Steps" [Hitchcock] ending.