February, a time for Valentines, Romance and Zombies!
(2013 - February 1)
Comedy | Horror | Romance
97 min
Rated: PG-13 Zombie violence and some language | What parents should know.
Grade: B+
Director: Jonathan Levine
Writers: Jonathan Levine (screenplay), Isaac Marion (novel)
Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich | See full cast and crew
A funny new twist on a classic love story, WARM BODIES is a poignant
tale about the power of human connection. After a zombie epidemic, R (a
highly unusual zombie) encounters Julie (a human survivor), and rescues
her from a zombie attack. Julie sees that R is different from the other
zombies, and as the two form a special relationship in their struggle
for survival, R becomes increasingly more human - setting off an
exciting, romantic, and often comical chain of events that begins to
transform
the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world. (c) Summit
Warm Bodies is charming, quirky, sweet, odd and refreshing, if nothing else a pleasant surprise at the very least. The film is formulaic, full of clichés and at the same time fresh, unique and heart warming. One of the more original on-screen pairings. It's a little bit Romeo and Juliet (especially the balcony scene), a little Edward Scissorhands, a little bit Twilight Series and maybe even a little bet of the Hatfields and the McCoys and I'm sure you can come up with more comparisons on your own.
I would have been more generous with my grade if not for the gratuitous use of a word starting with an 'F' and a few other words that were supposed to be funny (just cheap shots for cheap laughs). Thankfully the profanity is brief and the sexual content is not crass nor graphic.
Any teenage boy (or any man that has been one) can identify with R's (Nicholas Hoult) ability to formulate smooth, romantic, witty lines in his head but when attempting to express those ideas is limited to a series of brutish grunts, groans and shoulder sruggs.
One glaring negative was the miscasting of John Malcovich, an obvious attempt to add some gravitas to the cast but when he phones in his performance it is counter productive and a distraction. John is a good actor but seems to have become lazy. He is becoming a caricature of himself as of late.
I really liked liked this film. It's a story of relationships and humanity. Nicholas Hoult is a romantic lead with a capital R! The plot is simple, your typical girl meets zombie story...enjoy it with someone you love.
Warm Bodies is the debut novel of author Isaac Marion. The book is described as a "zombie romance", and makes allusions to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Issac Marion is based in Seattle, hie novel originated as a short story titled, "I am a Zombie filled with love". It first attracted a wide internet audience which led to Atria Books (a division of Simon and Schuster), acquiring the publishing rights to the full novel in early 2010. (Buy the novel here)
Warm Bodies is charming, quirky, sweet, odd and refreshing, if nothing else a pleasant surprise at the very least. The film is formulaic, full of clichés and at the same time fresh, unique and heart warming. One of the more original on-screen pairings. It's a little bit Romeo and Juliet (especially the balcony scene), a little Edward Scissorhands, a little bit Twilight Series and maybe even a little bet of the Hatfields and the McCoys and I'm sure you can come up with more comparisons on your own.
Any teenage boy (or any man that has been one) can identify with R's (Nicholas Hoult) ability to formulate smooth, romantic, witty lines in his head but when attempting to express those ideas is limited to a series of brutish grunts, groans and shoulder sruggs.
One glaring negative was the miscasting of John Malcovich, an obvious attempt to add some gravitas to the cast but when he phones in his performance it is counter productive and a distraction. John is a good actor but seems to have become lazy. He is becoming a caricature of himself as of late.
On the set with writer/director Jonathan Levine
Cast
R Julie
M Nora
Grigio Perry
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