Shaun's Not Dead.

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2015)

Shaun of the Dead (2004): Dir: Edgar Wright / Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton: Hilarious and sickening both at once. The film addresses deadpan lifestyles reduced to routine. Shaun works at a dead end job and comes home to his lazy roommate Ed who plays video games all day. At night they hang out at a local bar where his girlfriend expresses her desire to either move forward in their relationship or call quits. Great background information surrounded by the reality that the dead have risen and zombies stagger aimlessly about. The funny thing is that Shaun doesn't notice them as he goes about his day. Satire of zombie movies that only disappoints in its violent and graphic finale. Director Edgar Wright does a fantastic job at keeping everything coherent. Simon Pegg is hilarious as Shaun who must rescue his mother and set things right with his girlfriend played wonderfully by Kate Ashfield. Nick Frost plays the lazy Ed who has his resources in the zombie fight but his video game days will conclude through dead eyes. Bill Nighy is amusing as Shaun's stepfather who will become infected but not without issuing an apology. Penelope Wilton plays Shaun's mother whom he goes through gory hell to preserve in human form and fail. Very gross comedy that succeeds in mocking a very dead horror franchise. Score: 8 / 10