Howlingly Hilarious and Original

Rating: Null/10 (19 October 2004)

Shaun of the Dead is the funniest import from the Brits in years. Simon Pegg (who co-wrote the brilliant screenplay) gives a star turn as a desperate Everyman  a nice guy who seems destined always to finish last. Dumped by his girl, taken advantage of by his best mate, disrespected by his employees, (this is just for starters) Shaun is, at first, oblivious to the signs around him - that the dead have returned to life and these flesh eating bastards are hungry.
The prologue, if you will, where we see our first zombie, shows Shaun, still oblivious, offering his spare change. This is only the beginning. Hilarity ensues once Shaun springs into action with a plan to save (and win back) his girl Liz, save his mother and enlists the aid of his dim-witted mate, Ed. Of course the plan involves a retreat to the supposed safe haven of his favorite pub "The Winchester"  named after the gun mounted above the bar, where Shaun has pretty much spent every drunken day of his adult life.
Problems develop along the way when, along with saving Mum, comes the miserable burden of having to save Shaun's detested stepfather. This same problem occurs when in saving Liz, her roommates (the ones who got her to break up with Shaun to begin with) also come along for the ride.
If this movie doesn't have you howling in laughter you may want to check your pulse . . . you're probably a zombie!
Edgar Wright strikes a nearly perfect balance between horror and humor and benefits from a cast that trust and wrap themselves around these characters.
Very highly recommended.