On Friday, Shaun is in a rut. At 29, he's coasted through life--and still hasn't gotten very far, usually winding up at the local pub, the Winchester. His roommate Ed looks up to him--when he can take his eyes off the TV, that is. Liz is re-evaluating their relationship, particularly after Shaun fails to do something special for their anniversary on Saturday. That day, there are train delays, people fainting in the streets, TV news reporters on unexplained calamities. No, it can't be--but it is--the dead have risen. Saturday's isolated incidents mushroom into a full-on zombie assault and, once daylight breaks, it's Sunday bloody Sunday. As manners and flesh take a beating, it's time to seperate men from meat, humans from zombies, and living from undead. Shaun and Ed grab whatever is at hand to repel the attacking zombies, summoning reserves of strength they didn't know they possessed and straining muscles they forgot they had. Rounding up friends and family, they press on towards the sanctuary of the Winchester. All that stands in their way are hordes of the flesh-eating undead.
Lets be serious, shaun of the dead is never going to be an intense, complex or mentally engaging film. Taking that into consideration, this is an excellent movie from start to finish. The backdrop is a bunch of friends surviving a zombie invasion to hilarious results. The jokes here are very funny and well delivered, given that the two main actors are comedians. The chemistry between the cast is also well balanced and roles well acted out. There is not a dull moment in the show and it'll have you in stitches. At the dvd store and not sure what to rent for a saturday afternoon? Get this, you won't regret it
