Shaun of the Dead

Le duo Pegg-Frost n’est pas ma tasse de thé, mais je dois reconnaître qu’avec eux, cette bouffonnerie s’est avérée la meilleure – ou disons la moins mauvaise, selon le point de vue. Il suffit juste de se déconnecter et de se délecter du massacre des zombies avec leur vitesse d’escargots. (10/05/2015)

Comédie zombie avec de l'anglais britannique et une morale agréablement gâchée - les deux protagonistes principaux sont des fainéants oisifs et "cool". Ils sont bien joués, y compris Kate Ashfield, et le début du film promet beaucoup d'action, mais au fil du scénario, les idées viennent à manquer et il ne fait que tâtonner sans pouvoir rien trouver (je répète, il ne pille pas - il y a une différence). En réalité, ce film n'a pas vraiment d'intrigue et essaie seulement d'être une comédie de situation divertissante, où l'important n'est pas CE QUI se passe, mais COMMENT cela se déroule sur quelques mètres carrés. Mis à part le début mentionné, j'ai trouvé la plupart du temps ennuyeux et je me suis émerveillé devant la fantaisie limitée du scénariste. (24/10/2004)

The British sent the undead to the London suburbs and countered them with dry English humor mixed with the darkest elements. A simple plot, where the emphasis is placed more on the characters, "twists" into an exemplary zombie slaughter in the second half. The methods for their extermination are prepared and effective, so much so that you'll soon lose count of bloody splatters, shot heads, or pierced bodies. It's almost unbelievable that throughout the entire ninety minutes, the film managed to maintain the right comedic perspective. Even when the joke quality occasionally dips into awkwardness, there are always plenty of brighter moments that genuinely bring out the laughter. Perhaps only the final resolution of the situation is a bit too much "for effect," but even that cannot take away from the overall comfort and stylishness that reigns over the film. When collars and chains appeared at the very end, it all fell into place for me. (01/10/2005)

A romantic comedy... With zombies! Despite getting slower and less funny from half way through, before that it is so full of great scenes and snappy lines that you just can’t help enjoying yourself. The gang that created the Britcom Spaced doesn’t let themselves down even in this feature-length movie. Overall, any weaker moments during the movie are made up for by the final study into what happens to the average Joe zombie once the troubles are over... The poor dear. (22/11/2004)

An unfunny, unimaginative and somewhat schizophrenic mix of comedy, parody and sometimes unexpectedly serious drama (the scene with the killing of the mother). The screenwriter didn't eat much funny porridge, so most of the scenes that look humorous or are "set up" for a funny punchline fizzle out. After that, even the superbly typecast actors and the fine looking zombies can't save the final impression. What I did like was the great ending and the creators' reference to the godfather of gore, Lucio Fulci, naming a pub after him. (03/10/2005)