Warm Bodies

Movie night last week was the much more delightful film "Warm Bodies."  This movie takes place 8 years after the zombie apocalypse we all know is coming, but has the unique aspect of looking at the world through the eyes of the zombies themselves.  It has a Romeo and Juliet theme, but half of everyone is already dead before the curtain rises.  Shakespeare would've loved that.   Things start to change for the zombies, possibly for the better, but are challenged by arrogant humans and a ruthless race of zombies known as "bonies."

The movie does suffer a little through actors who vaguely look like bigger name actors but aren't.  Of course you have Dave Franco, playing his brother James Franco as someone who dies far earlier than expected.  Then you have the male lead, Nicholas Hoult as Zac Efron as Broody Zombie.  Finally there's Teresa Palmer as Kristen Stewart as Actually Likable.  The funny thing is, these actors all do a better job than I'd expect their doppelgangers would.

The film has a great unique way of telling the story through a perspective you never see, while still being relatable through common themes and human emotions.  While it's not much of a comedy there are plenty of great jokes and moments, Rob Corddry commonly breaking character to provide many of them.  The soundtrack is excellent containing plenty of original scores that heighten action and emotion and great licensed songs at lighter moments.  The visuals and effects are equally as impressive, even if the Bonies feel a little copy-pasted sometimes.

Before I get any hate, I still firmly denounce the ridiculous notion that love can cure zombies.