Surprisingly Brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2019)

This is the only 2nd comic horror film I have seen, having been put off by finding Young Frankenstein unfunny (perhaps a letdown after the brilliant Producers), but I surprised myself in finding this film hysterically funny. What prompted me to try it was the wonderful Simon Pegg, who I saw in an episode of Black Books and the star-studded cast of other comic actors eg Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy). We all know these people: the nerdy but nice fellow in a crap job who lacks the social skills to keep their friends, girlfriends and other folk happy simultaneously, but it was wonderful to watch this ostensibly sad character become the hero in the face of a zombie invasion. This film was entertaining, fast moving, and gripping to the very end, and the elements of sadness, romance, and conflict added to its charm It has whetted my appetite to watch more movies of this genre.