Shaun of the Dead Reviews

Like Romero's best efforts, the movie is motored by a keen observational reality, cleverly twisting the characters' mundane world inch by inch until the real nightmare dawns on them.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Some funny moments, but for adults only.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Pedestrian direction and script sap what anarchic fun this movie could've been

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

Shaun of the Dead is not only one of the single best zombie movies ever made, but it's also as close to perfect as a film can get.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5

A modern masterpiece, this is probably altogether the funniest and scariest film I've seen in years...

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

Comedy and horror are real life partners, of course, and who better to bring all this to life in a zombie movie than the Brits?

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Extremely well made but only sporadically engaging...

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

I think the movie is one of the most hilarious I've ever seen ... But the symbolism and depth of the movie make me appreciate it as a masterpiece.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5

In this most apocalyptic of genres, Shaun of the Dead is not unlike a ray of unexpected sunshine - even if it has a little red on it.

Full Review | Original Score: B+

...not only a loving, teasing homage to the Romero Dead films. It's also a superb zombie film in its own right...

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5

A romantic zombie comedy that tips its hat to George Romero and mines one very funny spoof that doesn't ignore the rules of the zombie horror genre--though it does tamper with them.

Full Review | Original Score: B+

Shaun is able to balance the comedy and the gore in a way that will satisfy both zombie genre fans and less bloodthirsty viewers.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

The cast make a cosy fit, the patter is still sitcom snappy, but Wright also has the visual snap to carry this saga of backyard apocalypse.

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Even when in danger of self-destructing, it cadges laughs with smart lines, silly observations or blokish inside jokes about zombie movies, video games and pub nibbles.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

The Office meets Annie Hall meets Night of the Living Dead.

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10

Silly drop-dead sight gags that don't seem to work as well as intended but, nevertheless, offer some humor.

Full Review | Original Score: C

Co-written by director Edgar Wright and star Simon Pegg, this gory zombie satire is filled to the brim with charming English wit.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5

Writer-director Edgar Wright and co-writer and star Simon Pegg have terrific fun riffing on zombie lore.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

What a sheer delight that we now have a romantic comedy that puts false hope where it belongs: in the face of the annihilation of the entire human race.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

This is played for laughs, but director Edgar Wright also builds up suspense and dread better than a lot of straight horror flicks

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4