Not perfect, but still hugely enjoyable.

Rating: 8/10 (30 August 2008)

Electronics salesman Shaun (Simon Pegg) finds his monotonous existence getting a bit of a shake-up when a zombie outbreak sees him becoming the leader of a small group of desperate survivors.
The first time I watched this romantic comedy with zombies (or rom-zom-com, as this small sub-genre has apparently been dubbed), I felt a little disappointed: I suspect that the hype surrounding the film was to blame somewhat for raising my expectations unreasonably high.
However, after a second viewing, I can now report that Shaun of the Dead is actually much better than I at first thought, being packed with plenty of witty dialogue, quirky humour, likable characters, and loads of fun horror film references. Whilst I still believe that the ending loses it's way a little (with much of the comedy being ditched in favour of gore, action and attempts at emotional drama), as horror comedies go, this is definitely one of the best.
The deadpan and often surreal humour certainly won't be to everyone's taste, but those who enjoyed director Edgar Wright's TV series Spaced and who have watched an unhealthily disproportionate amount of zombie films will be guaranteed a good time, as Pegg and friends lampoon the 'dead' films of George Romero with an obvious and genuine affection for the genre.
Best moment: when Nick Frost shouts 'We're coming to get you, Barbara'. Pure class!