Warm Bodies (2013)

Every time I think of you...

First, I love zombie flicks and have watched a good number of them.  So when I heard about a story where a zombie and a girl fall in love and then he becomes human, I was interested, to say the least.  The premise is intriguing, even original.  The introduction gave me hope that this would be one of my next favorite movies. Sadly, the rest of the film fails to live up the promise shown in the first five minutes.  I was hoping for something more on the level of Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, or Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, but got stuck with another sappy romantic comedy that wasn't very funny. 

With only 2 out of 5 Poblanos Warm Bodies failed to get my heart pumping...

Director: Jonathan Levine (50/50)
Writer: Jonathan Levine (screenplay), Isaac Marion (novel)
Starring:  Nicholas Hoult (X-Men First Class), Teresa Palmer (I Am Number Four, The Sorcerer's Apprentice), John Malkovich
Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
Metacritic: 59 out of 100