Over-hyped, exacerbated by undeserved cult status

Rating: 6/10 (3 October 2008)

Don't get me wrong: this film is alright. But it is far from brilliant, and I have no idea how it picked up its hype and high-star ratings.
It's a nice comedy, but making the IMDb top 250?! please...
Shaun of the dead is similar to most zombie movies you've probably seen before, with the twist of being more of a comedy/spoof and less of fright/horror/gore movie. And while it does get some laughs out, it never reaches drop-dead funny. Cult classic? only if you consider any Zombie flick an automatic cult classic.
Zombie films are a popular genre. So popular, in fact, that the multitude of Zombie films out there could be cataloged into sub-genres. This one goes straight into the "makes-a-nice-DVD-rental-when-you've-got-nothing-better-to-do" zombie genre, which is probably the most well-stacked shelf at your local video rental store.