Warm Bodies
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After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.
What critics thought
Critics were broadly charmed by the zombie rom-com's wit and romantic optimism, though serious reservations kept enthusiasm in check — the Romeo and Juliet scaffolding earns goodwill, but several reviewers felt the film coasted on likability rather than genuine cleverness, and the horror elements were almost universally judged toothless. The gap between its fresh-faced audience appeal and the more skeptical critical middle is the real story here.
“a well-paced, nicely directed, post-apocalyptic love story with a terrific sense of humor and the, um, guts to be unabashedly romantic and unapologetically optimistic”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“an inventive charmer that visits all the typical movie scenarios of young love amid chaos and disaster... There are so many clever lines and bits of physical comedy worth revisiting that the movie seems like a likely cult classic.”
Mary Pols·Time
“The film's intentions are way too good for its own good, producing bloodless romance and more shamefully bloodless carnage. Nobody kisses anyone else until it becomes clear that both parties have pulses, and everyone gets to keep all their limbs.”
Chris Packham·The Village Voice
“Cute without being especially clever, it's as pallid and as brain-dead as its zombie antihero ... It's less funny and self-aware than Shaun of the Dead, less swooningly romantic than Twilight and less scary than pretty much anything else out there with zombies in it.”
Michael O'Sullivan·The Washington Post
“a witty reinvention of the genre like Shaun of the Dead before it, drawing parallels between the apathy of youth and the zombie masses”
Stella Papamichael·Digital Spy
Genres
Horror, Comedy, Romance
Cast & Crew
Jonathan LevineDirector
Nicholas HoultR
Teresa PalmerJulie Grigio
Lio TiptonNora Greene
John MalkovichColonel Grigio
Dave FrancoPerry Kelvin
Rob CorddryM / Marcus
Cory HardrictKevin
Vincent LeclercPerry's Dad
Daniel Rindress-KaySoldier #1
Chris CavenerSoldier #2
Buck SandersComposer
Marco BeltramiComposer
Isaac MarionWriter
Javier AguirresarobeCinematographyWarm Bodies
After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.
What critics thought
Critics were broadly charmed by the zombie rom-com's wit and romantic optimism, though serious reservations kept enthusiasm in check — the Romeo and Juliet scaffolding earns goodwill, but several reviewers felt the film coasted on likability rather than genuine cleverness, and the horror elements were almost universally judged toothless. The gap between its fresh-faced audience appeal and the more skeptical critical middle is the real story here.
“a well-paced, nicely directed, post-apocalyptic love story with a terrific sense of humor and the, um, guts to be unabashedly romantic and unapologetically optimistic”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“an inventive charmer that visits all the typical movie scenarios of young love amid chaos and disaster... There are so many clever lines and bits of physical comedy worth revisiting that the movie seems like a likely cult classic.”
Mary Pols·Time
“The film's intentions are way too good for its own good, producing bloodless romance and more shamefully bloodless carnage. Nobody kisses anyone else until it becomes clear that both parties have pulses, and everyone gets to keep all their limbs.”
Chris Packham·The Village Voice
“Cute without being especially clever, it's as pallid and as brain-dead as its zombie antihero ... It's less funny and self-aware than Shaun of the Dead, less swooningly romantic than Twilight and less scary than pretty much anything else out there with zombies in it.”
Michael O'Sullivan·The Washington Post
“a witty reinvention of the genre like Shaun of the Dead before it, drawing parallels between the apathy of youth and the zombie masses”
Stella Papamichael·Digital Spy
Genres
Horror, Comedy, Romance
Cast & Crew
Jonathan LevineDirectorNicholas HoultRTeresa PalmerJulie GrigioLio TiptonNora GreeneJohn MalkovichColonel GrigioDave FrancoPerry KelvinRob CorddryM / MarcusCory HardrictKevinVincent LeclercPerry's DadDaniel Rindress-KaySoldier #1Chris CavenerSoldier #2Buck SandersComposerMarco BeltramiComposerIsaac MarionWriterJavier AguirresarobeCinematographyStream
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