Brew Views: Shaun of the Dead

By AARON MESH

Shaun of the Dead has infected so many imitators in seven years that the mention of Edgar Wright's genre-bender almost summons a reflexive twinge of dislike. I'm actually pretty bored by the zombie comedy, in the same way I'm bored by sandwiches stuffed with french fries, even though I didn't know either could exist until very recently. And yet: Who could tire of Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton as Shaun's exasperating parents, who cling so tightly to decency in the face of a silly abyss? This is a new kind of movie, distinguished by old-fashioned values. Academy.

  1. Best paired with: Boneyard Chocolate Espresso Stout.
  2. Also showing: The Blob (Laurelhurst), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (Academy, Laurelhurst, Valley).

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