Overall, very good despite starting slowly.

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2005)

Shaun Of The Dead is a great film, but it starts a little too slowly.
It tells the story of Shaun, a man who breaks up with his girlfriend at the beginning of the film and soon realises that his life is slipping. He's stuck in a dead end job, he needs to visit his Mum but his Stepdad (the ever brilliant Bill Nighy) is there, with his beloved Jaguar car and his house mate, Pete, is sick of Shaun's best friend, Ed. Then the dead start to come back to life.
The film starts slowly with his normal life, but gains speed halfway through. There are lots of good jokes at the beginning but soon there are less and less... But admittedly though there are less, the jokes towards the end of the film are generally better.
The zombies in this film are very good, with white eyes and visible wounds where they were attacked (when they were living) by zombies. By the way, you may not want to watch this (at least not some of it) if you are afraid of gore as you do see *some* people get ripped apart.
If you enjoy Shaun Of The Dead (which you most likely will!) I recommend 'Spaced' which is a TV show written and starring most of the same people.
Overall, Shaun Of The Dead is a great film which is well worth a try if you like comedy in general!