Traditionally, in a zombie movie, the zombies are the villains providing a fate unquestionable worse than death. In this interesting take on the traditional zombie film, the main character is a zombie (Nicholas Hoult). He can’t remember how he died or what his life was like when he was alive. He can’t even remember his own name. One day on a routine quest for food (i.e. brains) he sees a girl named Julia (Teresa Palmer). From that point on his fate, and the fate of all zombie kind is forever changed. Julia’s father (John Malkovich) is the militaristic leader of a community comprised of still-living people. Can our unlikely duo convince him of the zombies’ changing ways in time to save both from a still-greater danger?
This movie is a lot of fun. It’s like a romantic comedy with zombies! The characters are likeable and for and believable. The Zombie action is fun and funny, and the plot moves along well enough so the movie never drags. It is fun to see the zombie genre from a different angle. If you don’t like zombie movies, the romance will save it for you. If, one the other hand, you don’t like romantic comedies, the zombies will save it for you. And of course John Malkovich just makes everything better!
Don’t go in with huge expectations though, and you won’t be disappointed. It is not exactly Oscar material, but that’s ok, not every movie has to be. This movie doesn’t pretend to be anything it’s not. Unless you are a die-hard zombiephile, I would suggest waiting for the red box on this one. If you are more of a literary type, it is based on a book of the same title by Isaac Marion.
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