A Laugh Out Loud, Fond Satire of Zombie Movies

Rating: Null/10 (1 October 2004)

"Shaun of the Dead" is a delightfully funny satire of "28 Days Later. . ." specifically, and of zombie movies in general.
Taking place simultaneous to "28 Days," but in a more suburban location, it both spoofs that film and provides yet another alternative, and much more amusing, ending, just when you think the joke has played out and writer/director Edgar Wright has literally backed his characters into a corner.
Not only is the script laugh out loud funny, but the comic actors produce giggles on sight as they play their slackers completely straight and cheerfully well-meaning and foible-consistent throughout as they learn something about themselves, even as it pokes fun at this genre that usually has a nebbish rise up to be a hero.
The loud musical choices add to the ironic merriment, even if some are used as complicated background set-ups for one-liners.