Great Escapism

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2004)

I felt I should wait for it to come out on video but went along with my teenaged son to see it. Too bad there weren't more people in the audience; it's much more fun to laugh out loud when lots of other people are as well. Simon Pegg (Shaun)reminded me of Dave Foley (Newsradio). All the other actors are perfectly cast. Many people might be concerned that since the movie is English that they might not be able to "get" the humor. In fact, this movie could very well have been set in any city in the U.S. Shaun's everyday world is similar to any poor slob's who hasn't made much of his life in almost 30 years of living. Many lines lost to heavy English accents, unfortunately. If you don't get to the theatre, definitely rent it.
You will laugh; you will cry; you might retch a bit, though.