Review of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) by Thequietgamer — 29 Jul 2016

The name alone should tell you exactly what you are getting into. It's the type of movie you are meant to just have fun with. It's knowingly silly and it's carefree nature allows the movie to have a great sense of humor about itself. There's even a surprising sense of genuine sweetness and solid action to give it a slightly more serious tone at times.

As someone who has never experienced the Jane Austen novel, I cannot tell you just how well this holds up as a parody. I can say that the dialog is marvelously captures the writing one would find in a book of Jane Austen's era. The romance itself is solid and actually sweet, even if predictable in these modern times. The cast is just fantastic.

Some elements of the plot though aren't up to snuff. Things move at such a brisk pace I found myself confused as to why certain characters were in certain places at specific times. It all holds together well, but there are some missing bits of context as is normally expected with movies based on novels.

Despite being limited to a PG-13 rating, the zombie violence is still enjoyable. No it doesn't reach the gory heights everyone wants to see in zombie movies, but it's still has it's bloody fun moments. It's straight faced silliness keeps it from sinking into the cheesy depths of other B-rated horror comedies.

The name really does tell you all you need to know. It lets you in on exactly what to expect and just how much fun you'll have with it. No, this is not a movie for everyone. Those looking for more serious zombie affairs should check elsewhere. However those knowing what we are getting into are sure to have a blast. It does exactly what it says it will do and it does it well. It's definitely only out there for a specific audience, but perhaps that's all it's trying to be anyway. I, for one, found it to be thoroughly entertaining.