Bit of a surprise.. (SPOILERS)

Rating: Null/10 (24 September 2004)

Don't let the trailer fool you. This is not a comedy horror, it's a horror comedy. In other words it's a horror film that makes you laugh rather than the other way round. In fact there are some moments where you actually feel uneasy. SPOILER: There's the part where Shaun's best mate buys it and Shaun's left in the cellar with seemingly no way out. You find yourself wondering where the "And then I woke up" part kicks in as surely no comedy film would have a main character killed off?
There are parts that are genuinely quite creepy but more importantly there's a lot of subtle comedy that you just wouldn't associate with a Zombie-Comedy. Watching the opening sections were Shaun goes to work/ the shops and then watching the same route but Zombiefied, you notice a subtle change to the background events.
All in all it's a helluva lot better than you'd think. 8/10