Cockneys vs Zombies Reviews
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All that Hoene must do is stage his action well (he does), nail the comedic beats (gets it mostly right) and generally bring enough freshness to the endeavour so that detractors don't bleat "It's not as good as Shaun of the Dead" (which it is).
Top CriticStereotype collides with cliché in Cockneys vs. Zombies, but the impact isn't as painful as you might imagine.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
We Got This Covered
I can't exactly call Cockneys vs Zombies an instant cult classic, but I'll absolutely call it a cult hit without hesitation.
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| Original Score: 7/10
Kinetofilm
Cockneys Vs. Zombies delivers exactly what is expected of a film called Cockneys Vs. Zombies. This is a farce first, horror film last.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
SFX Magazine
Delivers in every way a zombie movie should: it's fun, tense in all the right places, and very, very gory.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Flix Capacitor
Despite boasting one of those exploitative titles which usually guarantees straight-to-DVD quality, Cockneys Vs. Zombies is actually quite fun and more enjoyable than you might imagine.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Fan The Fire
Starring famous East End faces, the likes of Alan Ford are meant to bring a grit and X factor to the film but their catchphrases are nothing more than a cliché.
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| Original Score: 1/5
FEARnet
This frantic lark is a bit more clever and a lot more amiable than most of what passes for "zom-com" these days.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
TheShiznit.co.uk
It's a zom-com mixed with novice gangster antics and "Cor blimey, guv" dialogue, but with gleefully silly gags, over-the-top performances and a neverending stream of zombie killshots, there's just so much fun to be had.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Shadows on the Wall
The genius of Shaun of the Dead haunts this London comedy-horror romp to such a degree that it's almost impossible to enjoy it on its own terms
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Contactmusic.com
The script has some very funny moments, and the cast is terrific, but the film is too inconsistent to be a classic
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Sun Online
How can you not be amused to see Richard Briers with a Zimmer frame trying to outwalk a zombie?
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| Original Score: 3/5
Observer [UK]
It's a ragged film, indifferently acted, but not dislikable and occasionally quite amusing ...
Daily Express
Made on a low-budget this is cheap and cheerful but spirited, witty and warm-hearted.
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| Original Score: 3/5
This is London
I found myself lurching forwards and rocking with laughter.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Little White Lies
unearthing the old Blitz spirit as an antidote to bleak Tory-led times of social abandonment and exclusion, it is an affectionate mash-up of the undead and the East End's underworld, with a half-buried subtext about England's overlooked underclass.
HeyUGuys
Cockneys vs Zombies is the work of a creative team who clearly have a deep reverence towards this type of material, it also has the potential to grow into a future small-screen cult fixture.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Daily Express
It's not exactly The Walking Dead or even Shaun Of The Dead but it knows its limitations and those old favourites are game for a laugh.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Daily Mail [UK]
Comic timing livens the picture up no end. In fact, you could say it's the one thing that stops it from being hackneyed.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Guardian [UK]
Like Snakes on a Plane, this is a film that seems content to sit back and let the title do all the work - the flat direction does little to imbue the proceedings with any feeling of tension or surprise.
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| Original Score: 2/5
