and not since CLERKS has the theme of a regular guy choosing between his BFF and girlfriend been so hilarious and, in this case, endearing.Īnd then there's Wright, the quirky modern-auteur who, backed by a sea of groovy tunes related not only to the film's pace but the plot and its people, introduces his omnipresent, energetically-charged, ultra-stylistic camera-movements flowing sublimely alongside the editing in a hyperactive barrage of pinpointed quick cuts, which makes not only the action sequences shine but ignites even common stuff like having a cup of tea, or taking an everyday piss.ĭylan Moran mirrors Dustin Hoffman from Straw Dogs in SHAUN OF THE DEAD Most already know the backstory between Wright and his thereafter Cornetto Trilogy leading man Simon Pegg, here as SHAUN and who, from 1999 to 2001, starred in their sit-com-parody-sit-com SPACED alongside his always lovably dense, extremely chubby and affably worthless sidekick Nick Frost. Nick Frost and Simon Pegg in SHAUN OF THE DEAD This snappy prologue also works not only for the sake of introductory laughs but establishes the characters in what's a character-driven zombie flick that basically reignited a whole new British New Wave. as if they weren't crowded within the same small section of the local hangout pub. consisting of a couple-in-trouble, the guy's friend that caused the trouble and her own two influential chums. In the first five minutes of SHAUN OF THE DEAD, director Edgar Wright establishes himself as a great filmmaker, and for economical reasons, showcasing a group of five British twenty-somethings.
Nicola Cunningham as Bloody Maryignites SHAUN OF THE DEAD Year: 2004 Rates: *****
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