Shaun Of The Dead 

This is a Shaun Of The Dead Review, a comedy zombie movie starring Simon Pegg.

Director Edgar Wright

Writers Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright

Cast

• Simon Pegg - Shaun
• Nick Frost - Ed
• Kate Ashfield - Liz
• Lucy Davis - Dianne
• Dylan Moran - David
• Jessica Stevenson - Yvonne
• Peter Serafinowicz - Pete
• Penelope Wilton - Barbara

Bill Nighy - PhillipUniversal Pictures, Running time 99 minutes.

Shaun (Simon Pegg) has been trapped in a rut in his career. Ed (Nick Frost), his best buddy, is a total waste of space that keeps him back. 

His girlfriend has had enough of them and has dumped him. While wallowing in self-pity, he misses the dead people wandering the streets.

Although I find  British films ok, I enjoy those starring Simon Pegg, and this one is no exception. It's not only a great zombie movie, but it is a hilarious comedy. 

Simon Pegg & Nick Frost's characters take so long to realize the individuals they meet are zombies is one of the most delicate parts of the picture. 

The cast includes some of the top British comedic actors, and then they all contribute much to the success of the image.

Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright, passionate zombie lovers, wrote this flick. The number of references to films like Dawn of the Dead and Night of the Living Dead demonstrates this. 

Only a severe zombie movie buff will notice these.

Shaun of the dead has good acting. It's well-written and directed, and this is not just another slapstick comedy. Instead, this has a more intelligent style of humor which is appreciated.

Review:

Shaun Of The Dead is a film that illustrates that transitioning from small-screen to big-screen humor isn't necessarily a disaster. 

The writing and directorial team behind the offbeat Channel 4 sitcom Spaced returns with this zombie-themed romcom. 

The attraction of this amusing genre spoof should, at least in the UK, stretch beyond fans of Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's cult series. 

It was owing to a mix of intelligent comedic writing and fortuitous casting.

Spaced, which aired for two seasons, was a weird, eccentric, and often befuddling comedy that was not laugh-out-loud or hilarious. 

Shaun was inspired by a Spaced episode where Pegg becomes engrossed in a videogame.

Despite remaining true to the TV series' geek roots, Shaun is likely to appeal to a broader audience in the UK, thanks to more accessible humor, positive word of mouth, and the presence of cast members from two of the UK's most credible television comedy series, Black Books' Dylan Moran and Lucy Davis from The Office.

Shaun Of The Dead favors humor over horror. As a result, the audience should include a solid share of 20- and 30-somethings and the male youths who are generally the most receptive to zombie films.

Despite the filmmakers' apparent admiration for Romero's and his ilk's work, the film's broadly humorous tone may irritate horror fans. 

This point might hinder the Shaun Of The Dead's prospects of becoming a smash hit in the US on par with Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later.

Despite The Office's Golden Globe win, the British television comedy's connections will have minimal power with American audiences. 

Shaun Of The Dead's most incredible road into the US is through a horror-lite audience. Still, it's worth noting that Spaced has a rabid fan base on several US blogs, and Harry Knowles has been gushing over the teaser.

Shaun Of The Dead suburban location and slacker comedy should find an enthusiastic audience in Australia. Shaun is also sure to have a long and prosperous career in the ancillary market, notably on DVD.

Pegg portrays Shaun, a 29-year-old underachiever whose devotion to his local bar. However, Winchester and long-standing connection with small-time drug dealer Ed (Frost) strained his relationship with Liz (Ashfield).

Their breakup coincides with a zombie apocalypse, which Shaun doesn't realize until most of North London is overrun by the undead. 

Shaun and Ed are galvanized into action, rescuing Liz, her two roommates, and Shaun's mother (Penelope Wilton) and stepfather (Bill Nighy). And fleeing to the safest spot they can think of: The Winchester bar.

Pegg and Wright give the writing a real emotional depth, even if there aren't many genuinely terrifying passages. 

The humor covers the spectrum from simple puns to more nuanced running jokes. The ensemble hides out in a tavern surrounded by zombies in the second half, which is slower and darker than the first half, which creates enough viewer goodwill to keep the chuckles flowing.

Even when the actors are still, crisp, snappy editing helps maintain the excitement level. 

Shaun demonstrates its zombie movie credentials despite the comedy with some fierce zombie makeup and prosthetics artist Stuart Conran who worked on Peter Jackson's Braindead, and a willingness to murder cast members in a particularly horrible manner.