A Successful Mix of Zombies, Comedy, and Romance

Rating: 10/10 (10 March 2005)

The tag line of this movie can't be truer enough. This one treads different grounds, and comes out being a blast to watch. Shaun is 40 percent comedy, 30 percent romance, and 30 percent horror. It is a gradient combination, where the first half featured light situations showing how Shaun copes up with his relationships, then the suspense is eased little by little. By the middle of it the comedy is of equal relevance to the zombie epidemic, creating humorous events that have never been thought of before. Towards the end, the tensions fill. There are liberal amounts of gore in the Winchester pub climax, one that might come unexpectedly, given that the film's first hour or so was fun-filled, though occasionally there are trickles of jokes that drop in.
Its premise might come off as strange, but the formula works. I wouldn't recommend a sequel though-the novelty will wear off if they decide on that.