An excellent horror/comedy

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2016)

Shaun of the Dead is an excellent horror comedy with all the British wit you could ever hope for. The film is littered with quips and one liners that are always good for a laugh. Shaun (Simon Pegg) is an assistant manager at a retail store just floating though life and not trying to accomplish anything special. He lives with two roommates, Ed (Nick Frost) a deadbeat loser, and Pete (Peter Sarafinowicz) a pompous young professional. Liz (Kate Ashfield) is Shaun's girlfriend who dumps him early in the movie due to his gruelingly repetitive life.
A sudden outbreak begins bringing the recently deceased back to life and spreads through bites from the zombies. Shaun and Ed come up with a plan to save Liz and Shaun's mother Barbera (Penelope Wilton). The plan runs into its fair share of comic mishaps through the poor, sometimes purposely sabotaged, execution.
The stereotypical zombie behavior is exploited with great success throughout the movie. Slow zombies are easy enough to walk around or knock over for an easy escape. Run into a herd of zombies? Just shamble through them making zombie noises, they'll never know the difference. In the end Shaun's plan wasn't as good as he had originally thought but he is able to impress Liz enough to win her back.
If you like zombie filled comedies, you would probably also enjoy Zombieland. Another movie full of insults and quips to keep you laughing the whole time.