I was really looking forward to this movie. I have got to say, I loved the book and I really wanted to watch it come to life on the big screen and in a way the movie didn't let me down.
The movie stayed true to the novel and I can imagine how difficult it must be to do that. Most of the details were taken care of so wonderfully that I was glad to know that at least some book to movie conversions can be made well. The story was great and the make up was wonderful. How realistic could those Zombies get. And the best thing is that it isn't your typical Zombie story, yes the Zombies still eat brains and shuffle and moan/groan uselessly; but there isn't the mass gore that's seen in every other zombie movie till date. What sets it apart is the fact that it's a love story. A story of how love can change even the most undead thing to something living.
I loved the conflict they showed within the female lead, Julie and how open minded she was to accepting zombies coming back to life (oops, Spoiler alert!). The friendship and love that develops between zombie R and human Julie is cute to watch and it's amusing to see R change from a "corpse" to someone more human like with an ability to talk and bleed! The bonies (zombies which have become nothing but bones) are freaky looking and fascinating to watch.
Another thing that struck me like a bolt of lightning was the fact that the whole movie was basically a remake of Romeo and Juliet, just in a post Zombo-calypse (zombie apocalypse) world.
Lastly, the cast! R (Nicholas Hoult)was brilliant. Although he spoke a bit too much more than he should've been able to in the starting of the movie, I spent most of it just loving the way the directors had captured the internal monologue and integrated it with the flow of the movie. He proved a wonderful actor to play the role and he was much better looking than the R I had imagined in my head. M, R's best friend, played by Rob Corddry was hilarious. Although M talked a bit too much, he was funny and stayed true to his character.
Julie (Teresa Palmer) was played really well too and I think she did justice to the role :)
Reasons to watch the movie: Quirky storyline, good acting from the leads and perfect date movie.
The movie stayed true to the novel and I can imagine how difficult it must be to do that. Most of the details were taken care of so wonderfully that I was glad to know that at least some book to movie conversions can be made well. The story was great and the make up was wonderful. How realistic could those Zombies get. And the best thing is that it isn't your typical Zombie story, yes the Zombies still eat brains and shuffle and moan/groan uselessly; but there isn't the mass gore that's seen in every other zombie movie till date. What sets it apart is the fact that it's a love story. A story of how love can change even the most undead thing to something living.
I loved the conflict they showed within the female lead, Julie and how open minded she was to accepting zombies coming back to life (oops, Spoiler alert!). The friendship and love that develops between zombie R and human Julie is cute to watch and it's amusing to see R change from a "corpse" to someone more human like with an ability to talk and bleed! The bonies (zombies which have become nothing but bones) are freaky looking and fascinating to watch.
Another thing that struck me like a bolt of lightning was the fact that the whole movie was basically a remake of Romeo and Juliet, just in a post Zombo-calypse (zombie apocalypse) world.
Lastly, the cast! R (Nicholas Hoult)was brilliant. Although he spoke a bit too much more than he should've been able to in the starting of the movie, I spent most of it just loving the way the directors had captured the internal monologue and integrated it with the flow of the movie. He proved a wonderful actor to play the role and he was much better looking than the R I had imagined in my head. M, R's best friend, played by Rob Corddry was hilarious. Although M talked a bit too much, he was funny and stayed true to his character.
Julie (Teresa Palmer) was played really well too and I think she did justice to the role :)
Reasons to watch the movie: Quirky storyline, good acting from the leads and perfect date movie.
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