A gang of bank robbers fight their way out of a zombie-infested London.
The plot, which sees the group try and get to the OAP home, just isn’t strong enough to carry us through. It doesn’t help that, lacking the humour and emotion of Shaun of the Dead, you couldn’t care less about who lives and who dies.
Much more than just a witty title, this is a very genuine, very British send-up.
Shaun of the Dead revisited.
What were you and your agents thinking of?
It’s not exactly The Walking Dead or even Shaun Of The Dead but it knows its limitations and those old favourites are game for a laugh.
I doubt many oldies will be queuing up for their OAP discounts to see it but those that do go will surely find themselves cheering on Briers as he attempts to outpace a zombie with his zimmer frame.
Reminders of Shaun of the Dead (2004) abound. However, an endearing cast (Sixties Bond girl Honor Blackman plays another of the Bow Bells residents) and a satisfying mix of gore and gorblimey charm more than compensate.
Like Snakes on a Plane, this is a film that seems content to sit back and let the title do all the work – the flat direction does little to imbue the proceedings with any feeling of tension or surprise.
It's a ragged film, indifferently acted, but not dislikable and occasionally quite amusing.
Cameo, Edinburgh from Friday August 31, 2012, until Wednesday September 5, 2012. More info: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/