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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90NewsweekNewsweekTakes the prize. It's a bloody hoot.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe 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.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatExtremely funny, side splitting good time.
- 80The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsMixing 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.
- 80L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyIn this truly retro horror flick, the heroes and heroines don't just quip over the action (though they do get off some funny lines); they're knee-deep in it, and scared sh------.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversBlast of fright and fun.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterIt's worth sticking around for the coda too as it contains some hilarious and very politically incorrect suggestions as to how zombies might be put to work once they've been tamed.
- 70VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyA 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.
- 70The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LanePegg co-wrote the screenplay with the director, Edgar Wright, and together they have fashioned a smart, cultish, semi-disgusting homage to the fine British art of not bothering.
- 70Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonThe actors are all on target (particularly Penelope Wilton as Shaun's relentlessly cheery mum), and taken on its own shaky legs it's a wittier genre coda than "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein."