Warm Bodies
2013
3.5 stars out of 5
While I am a fan of many zombie movies, I
am not that big a fan of the classic Boy Meets Girl, Boy Loses Girl, Boy Gets
Girl back three act play. But hey, put both together in one movie and I have to
see it.
You would think it tough to make the story of a zombie boy falling in love with a human girl work, but work it does. If fact, I found myself completely engaging in the couple’s story in the first reel. You can see them as zombies, and you can see them as people with human needs. At times between the laughs, you could almost tear up if you engage a little too much.
You would think it tough to make the story of a zombie boy falling in love with a human girl work, but work it does. If fact, I found myself completely engaging in the couple’s story in the first reel. You can see them as zombies, and you can see them as people with human needs. At times between the laughs, you could almost tear up if you engage a little too much.
The movie tells the story of R a zombie teen played by Nicholas Hoult and the object of his desire, Julie played by Teresa Palmer. We learn of his unease at being a zombie but also of his interest in things human (a rather odd variation to Ariel’s fascination in The Little Mermaid). R must woo Julie under rather vexing circumstances, but is eventually able to do so, roughly anyway. By the third reel R has a much improved complexion, a beating heart, and a new life.
The movie has a few rough zombie thrills, but is quite frankly a really refreshing version of an old story; two old stories actually.
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