Shawn of the Dead was a romantic comedy with zombies. That got me thinking: how can that be possible? I was expecting to see a lot of gore, blood and laughs. Although I am not a fan at all of horror movies, my expectations were met and I found that the movie was great all the way to the end. This movie was based and revolved around Shawn and his girlfriend problems while at the same time zombies were taking over the town and turning everyone that was in sight into zombies. It is very unlikely to find a mix of two genres so different combined into one movie. The dialogue is what made the film keep going because of the humor. The storyline was interesting and always kept you guessing what was going to happen next.  The lighting in the movie was very simple and showed that Shawn had a very simple and basic life. At one point in the movie Shawn’s life took a big twist because of the zombies and he wasn’t living a simple life no more, and the lighting allowed the zombies to stand out.

I find that the directing was very well-done; the actors were funny and played the roles perfectly. Shawn played his role very good and portrayed an average guy living a simple life, with his lazy roommate kept the movie moving along with lots of jokes and laughs. The actors all fitted in, meshed well together and made the movie go along perfectly. The gory scenes were not so pleasant to watch but it made the movie what it was.

 I would recommend this movie to anyone who is a fan of either romantic comedies or zombie movies or maybe just a mix of both. It is also a good movie for those who don’t mind gory scenes and want to have a couple of laughs here and there. Anyone who has an opened mind to anything can enjoy this movie.