Warm Bodies

It’s pretty hard out there for a dead guy.

R is getting by with his afterlife, but he’s unsatisfied. When he eats Julie’s boyfriend’s brains and gains his memories, he starts to feel something and saves her from being eaten as well. But the bonds between a living girl and a dead boy can only go so far… until things begin to change.

My Thoughts:

I actually liked this a little more than I expected. To be completely honest, I really like Zombie movies. We own close to 100 of them. And while it has problems – let’s face it what movie doesn’t – there’s something interesting in the odd take on the genre.

Nicholas Hoult plays a rather remarkable “aware” zombie. And with the exception of a heavy hand when applying the black eyeshadow, I found his entire demeanor very believable. He’s definitely got the shuffle and moan down.

The musical cues were something I’m still not sure about. Though the pretty woman cue was spot on.

Inner-city cow pasture, my new favorite thing. Please someone buy it for me!

The “Boneys” are a little weird. The CGI is iffy, and the SFX is… off, to me. I think they’re explained pretty well, if briefly, but I can’t get over the awkwardness of them visually. And there was a moment where I wondered if they were trying to allude to the fact that the things could fly….?

There were a few plot oddities, but that just felt like they wanted more time than they were given and cutting made it seem a little awkward.