An Amiable Bloodbath

Shaun of the Dead is a nice punning title and this dark comedy nods its head very affectionately at the zombie genre. Heads are severed and battered and, quite properly for this very English piece, our shambolic hero defends himself for much of the film with a cricket bat.

Among a certain generation this movie (for so they would term it) attracts rave reviews. That is a tad de trop but it is consistently funny and well played by a roll call of English acting excellence. 62/100.