Genre: Romance, Drama, Horror, Comedy, Zombie, Vampires, Black Comedy, Satire, Cannibals, Gore, Monsters, Epic, Military
Tagline: It's just one of those days when you're feeling a little...dead.
Plot: Shaun is in a rut. He’s 29 and coasting through life, never threatening to fulfil his potential. He lives with Ed (Good name! Er, Ed the Ed) his best friend from junior school and Pete, his lesser friend from college. Pete and Ed don’t get on, perhaps because Ed is a somewhat lazy B-class drug dealer who doesn’t clear up after himself and Pete is a slightly irritating stuck up business man, devoid of any vestige of the amiability that got him and Shaun together in the first place. Then there’s Liz, Shaun’s girlfriend, also 29. An attractive, fun-loving, intelligent woman who is understandably starting to think about the future, something Shaun tries resolutely to ignore. She is getting increasingly uneasy about the amount of time Shaun spends with Ed. Any intimacy they manage to achieve socially is usually at The Winchester, a local pub, with Ed present. And having grown tired of the triangle, Liz has taken to bringing out her two friends David and Di, the former a fastidious know-it-all, the latter a dizzy wannabe actress. Liz is frustrated and Shaun has his head in the sand. Shaun’s love life is not a happy one. Lastly there’s Shaun’s Mum, Barbara. She is lovely, a caring, doting everymother, whom Shaun adores. Unfortunately, twelve years ago, Barbara married Philip, a
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 A side-splitting, head-smashing, gloriously gory horror comedy, Shaun Of The Dead is hilarious. From the brains behind the superb sitcom Spaced, it's a knockabout caper that will amuse casual viewers and delight genre fans, paying knowing tribute to George A Romero's zombie classic Trilogy Of The Dead.  --Nev Pierce (BBC Films)
A self-styled “romzomcom”, Shaun of the Dead is a very funny, occasionally gory comedy horror that’s a treat for a) zombie movie buffs and b) fans of the TV series Spaced. --Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
A viscerally funny British comedy about a relationship beset by rot. 7/10--Anton Bitel (Movie Gazette)
A successfully funny UK zombie comedy. Filled with good zombie action, gore, and funny scenes, this is definitely worth a watch. 7/10-- (UHM)
The British horror comedy ''Shaun of the Dead'' skillfully plays off that ridiculousness by implying that Britain may already be populated with the living dead, metaphorically speaking.--Stephen Holden (The New York Times)
While saluting the genre and enjoying a lot of laughs, writers Pegg and Wright don't just knock this one out of the park, they keep their eye on the ball all the way.--Desson Thomson (Washington Post)
Touching, heartfelt, and gory as hell, this is one of the best movies of the summer and is one that deserves to find an American audience. This has the potential to find one though because it is so very funny. This is truly one of those films that as soon as I had seen it was dying to see it again already. I can’t recommend this film enough, to fans of the genre, to newbies, and to lovers of just well made comedies, friends, let’s give some love to Shaun and Ed. 8/10--'The Grim Ringler' (JackassCritics.com)
A tale of terror set in leafy London suburbs, 'Shaun of the Dead' is not only the funniest zombie movie for years but also, without a doubt, the best.  --Jennie Kermode (Movie-Gurus.com)
Shaun of the Dead hits just the right note as it incorporates sacrifice with humor, much of it involving the media having a field day with the zombie invasion. This is a clever and entertaining movie that proves it is possible to breath fresh life into asometimes tired formula.  --Lee Chase IV (CultureDose.net)
Besides a disappointing climax, the film is consistently funny and quite original, especially when ones realizes that this isn't a satire on zombie films, but rather it's social satire, which should not be confused with Romero's social commentary. --Lucas Stensland (CultureDose.net)
Giving new meaning to Sunday Bloody Sunday is the cross-the-pond gem, Shaun of the Dead, a comedic tale of man thrown into perilous times. 7/10--Julian Boyance (Movie-Vault.com)
Surprisingly, Shaun of the Dead is a wonderfully human comedy with an abundance in amusing moments. It worked for me.  --Danny Baldwin (BucketReviews.com)
And so it is that SHAUN OF THE DEAD constitutes what is as close to a perfect film as it's possible to have. It's fun, it's clever, and somewhere amid all the silliness and pastiche of gore, there's an arch and salient bit of social commentary. But don'tworry, unlike a zombie's bite or a girlfriend's rejection, it's completely painless. --Andrea Chase (Killer Movie Reviews)
For something as unusual as a British zombie film, Shaun of the dead is pretty good. It's just a shame that they didn't keep up the manic pace of the brilliant TV series Spaced.  --Dr Nick (eFilmCritic.com)
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| Directed by |
Edgar Wright
Fun Dead, Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life, Them |
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Simon Pegg
Plot Holes: How Did Ed Get from the Cellar to the Shed?, Plot Holes: What Happened to Dianne When She Left the Winchester, Fun Dead | Edgar Wright
Plot Holes: How Did Ed Get from the Cellar to the Shed?, Plot Holes: What Happened to Shaun When He Ran Off?, Plot Holes: What Happened to Dianne When She Left the Winchester |
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| Cast |
Simon Pegg
Mission: Impossible III, Guest House Paradiso, The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse | Kate Ashfield
The War Zone, Guest House Paradiso, Princess Caraboo | Nick Frost
Kinky Boots, Celebrity Naked Ambition, Spider-Plant Man | Lucy Davis
Sex Lives of the Potato Men, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, Rag Tale | Dylan Moran
Notting Hill, A Cock and Bull Story, The Actors | | | |
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Dawn of the Dead, Deep Red, Phenomena |
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| Compared the level of comedy genius we know Pegg can achieve, this comes as a very slight disappointment. But calling it rubbish as a result is akin to insulting Mozart for not being quite as good as Beethoven. This is comedy at a level of brilliance that most writers will only ever dream of, but it’s also a level that’s a bit below what we know Pegg is capable of. --Kevin Thomas (eFilmCritic.com)
It is unfailingly funny, and not stupid-funny, either, but smart-funny. It displays the imagination and wit that are lacking in most comedies, not to mention most horrors. A---Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com)
Shaun of the Dead gets it right in so many ways; it's definitely the cinematic horror/comedy/zombie/love story to see this year. Highly entertaining and highly recommended.--Lawrence P. Raffel (MonstersAtPlay.com)
But it's also a technically excellent and polished film that manages to hold it's own place in the crowded 'Undead' market on the strength of it's own well crafted set-pieces, solid script, top performances and, above all, by making sure that at the heart of this very funny, exciting, gory homage, their lies a serious zombie film in it's own right.--42nd Street Freak (HorrorExpress.com)
"Shaun of the Dead" was a very well made picture with love for the genre and talent oozing out of its every stab wound. The first hour played out like a character-driven, romantic comedy with Zombies. The “love” and “slacker” aspects were interwoven withthe undead elements so inventively! The last block played more like a straight-forward undead jamboree, but with some really comical lines/gags in tow.  --'The Arrow' (Arrow)
Overall, Shaun of the Dead runs solid with a cast that works out well and turns out to be a fun, entertaining time. Just remember that it’s a comedy and so its depth and drama is limited. A fan of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead series of films will definitely geta good ride at the movies. B+--Shawn Koonin (TheCinemaSource)
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