Directed by: Edgar Wright
Starring: Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy
Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Peter
Serafinowicz, and Jessica Stevenson
Shaun
Riley (Simon Pegg) is a 29 year old electronics salesman who is stuck in a
zombie-like rut. He gets up every day,
goes to work, plays video games with his roommate and best buddy Ed (Nick Frost),
and hangs out at the local pub. His
girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield) is fed up with his immaturity and overall
apathetic attitude about life and decides to dump him. After a night of drinking away his
relationship misery, Shaun wakes up to find that the city is overrun by mindless
killer zombies. This hysterical film
follows Shaun as he is forced to grow up quickly and lead his loved ones to
safety.
The
dialogue is witty, the characters are smart, and the action is fast-paced. Any film that includes a zombie killing scene
with dialogue about which Prince album should be preserved and which can
be hurled at a zombie is worth its cult classic status. All around, this horror comedy delivers.
