Homepage News Reviews - Acts - Shows - Screen - Radio - Books - Clubs Interviews Awards 2006 Edinburgh 2005 - Reviews - Blog - Previews Features Archive Awards 2005 Edinburgh 2004: - Previews - Shows - Diary Guestbook Forum © Emporium Of Mirth 2004 Editor: Lauren Murphy Reporters: Fiona Wilkie Natalie Joanne	Emporium of Mirth Shaun Of The Dead The world has waited for a romantic comedy with zombies for far too long, and now the perfect story has arrived. Shaun of the Dead sees the team behind Channel 4 sitcom Spaced fight their way through living dead in order to get to their loved ones before the zombies do. Do they manage it? You’ll have to watch and see! The script of this film is quite simply superb. While Spaced was the story of twenty-somethings with nothing to do, Shaun of the Dead portrays the lives of thirty-somethings who are suddenly faced with having to do something. The humour is innate and well-observed, and Simon Pegg falls into the lead role of Shaun as naturally as if he was playing himself. Perhaps he is. If so, it works. The attention to casting is phenomenal, with even very minor parts given to great comic actors (The League of Gentlemen’s Reece Shearsmith and Little Britain’s Matt Lucas both have non-speaking parts). Edgar Wright’s direction is no less striking on film than on TV, with clever camera shots often adding to the humour of certain scenes. Fans of Spaced will undoubtedly get a little extra from viewing this film, such as the odd recycled joke from the series (“He’s not my boyfriend! Hello babe…”), and the knowledge that all of the zombies were in fact played by fans recruited by Simon and Edgar via the Spaced website. So, looking out for familiar faces in not so familiar guises adds an extra flavour to the film. The simultaneity between the showing dates of Shaun of the Dead and the remake of Dawn of the Dead works extremely well in the cast’s favour. Even if you don’t want to see Dawn, make sure you see Shaun. This film has everything. It’s funny, scary, moving, and strangely realistic considering the subject matter. If it’s a cliché to say there’s something for everyone, so be it. A film for the family if ever there was one. Shaun of the Dead is at all National cinemas now and you can visit the website at www.romzom.com Reviewed by Nat RSS  Printable version	Visit our Siamese Twin Sister Site!