It's strange to fit Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004) in a genre. Of course it's funny, so it's a comedy. But it also has lots of zombies and tension, so it's a horror movie. But it actually has some really engaging character interactions and character moments, so it's a drama.It's all of it and it's fucking brilliant!Edgar Wright manages to mix the trivial and conventional with something so absurd and ridiculous and the result is nothing short of incredible.The story is fairly conventional british drama in the first act, then it introduces the zombies and how our characters react to them and then it's a completely survival/massacre in the end.The script is close to perfect. Every element or plot point or theme introduced in the beginning, somehow affects the later circumstances. Be it a catchphrase, a character relation, a place or even a video game instruction.The performances are top notch, the humor works brilliantly, but even the characters feel so "real" and relatable.I could go on and on and talk about the one liners and all the ingenious moments but I'm just gonna stop and ask you, what do you think about Shaun of the Dead?Also Check out my review in my letterbox diary via /r/movies http://bit.ly/2GF33MP
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