Shaun of the Dead Critic Reviews
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Based upon 15 Critic Reviews- Highest Rated
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If the zombie genre steadfastly refuses to die, we can be grateful to Shaun of the Dead for breathing fresh, diverting life into the form, with subtle visual humor and a smart, impish sense of fun. Read the full review
It's a grisly but sweet ode to friendship, love and the George Romero zombie trilogy. Read the full review
Remarkably fresh and inventive. Read the full review
For those who like their spoofs silly and their cartoonish gore vivid, Shaun offers some amusement.Read the full review
The comic high point in Shaun of the Dead comes when Lucy Davis, from the great BBC sitcom "The Office," teaches the band of survivors how to lurch like zombies so that they can pass among the undead. Read the full review
A classic example of a clever idea that could easily have run out of steam halfway. However, co-scripters Pegg and Wright structure it as a classic three-acter (set-up, journey, finale) with enough twists, character development and small set pieces to keep the comedy boiling.Read the full review
The movie's wonderfully original, fast-moving and funny.Read the full review
This is an unusual source of entertainment. Read the full review
Mixing horror and humor is no mean feat, but Shaun Of The Dead tightens throats in fear without making the laughs stick there in the process. Read the full review
The daffy, innately British joke that propels the cheeky U.K. comedy hit Shaun of the Dead is that although real zombies have risen up -- slacker wankers Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best pal and roommate, Ed (Nick Frost), are too slack, wankerish, and blitheringly British to notice. Read the full review
