Review of Warm Bodies (2013) by Stephen T — 16 May 2015
It's a formula that sounds like it won't work: a zombie-apocalypse world is inhabited by networks of humans who hate zombies, but two young people (one zombie, one human) find love in an otherwise hopeless place.
Yet lets not be too hasty in our initial critical reactions to the storyline: the film works within the skeletal framework of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (not a bad thing). The teen lovers are played by Nicholas Hoult (who doesn't overplay the Romeo-part for a change) and Teresa Palmer (a nice alternative to Kristen Stewart haters).
These two young talents have actual chemistry and look poised for future success. Also, the screenwriters and supporting actor Rob Corddry deserve credit for they do an excellent job of at finding subtle humor in many scenes.
However, the film does falter a bit with an over-zealous John Malkovich, an annoying Analeigh Tipton, and a weak Dave Franco. These characters tend to talk too much and think too little. Nevertheless, a good film is a good film and as teenage romantic comedies go this one is very good.
This review of Warm Bodies (2013) was written by Stephen T on 16 May 2015.
Warm Bodies has generally received positive reviews.
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