At the movies now is Warm Bodies. A funny new twist on a classic love story, WARM BODIES is a poignant tale about the power of human connection. After a zombie epidemic, R (a highly unusual zombie) encounters Julie (a human survivor), and rescues her from a zombie attack. Julie sees that R is different from the other zombies, and as the two form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, R becomes increasingly more human - setting off an exciting, romantic, and often comical chain of events that begins to transform the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world.
At first glance a story like Warm Bodies seems ridiculous, a romantic comedy about zombies how is that going to work you may ask? And you wouldn’t be alone because I was asking the same thing, to call me skeptical would be an understatement. Yet somehow director Jonathan Levine who had previously done great work with 50/50 managed to really surprise me by delivering a unique, funny and strange film that really is very good. Adapted from a novel Warm Bodies never becomes a flat out comedy or a flat out horror movie instead it is a nice blend of both, with yes romance as well. It shouldn’t work, but it does. The story is simple, charming and very well done. Leads Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer aid in making this story a success their performances are very realistic even in a crazy setting like a zombie take over.
Up until now 2013 hasn’t offered any new movies that are worth mentioning really, but Warm Bodies stops that streak. Warm bodies is smart, funny and sweet in many ways. I recommend Warm Bodies it’s a nice little movie that adds something different to the zombie genre.