REVIEWED
"Theres a lot of ways to get to know a person, eating her dead boyfriends brains is one of the less orthodox methods."
R (Nicholas Hoult)
Pleasantly entertaining 'past its sell by' DATE movie. When angst ridden teen zombie r-r-r-'R' eats Julies boyfriends brains, hes flooded with the guys old thoughts. These past-on memories change R and he becomes infatuated with Julie. Only winning her and her father over could be the death of him.
I skipped this when it was released theatrically back on Valentines day, I was under the impression it was going to do for zombie movies what 'Twilight' did to vampire ones. How wrong I was, because its a real gem of a zomcom (or zomedy if you prefer). Visually its great, it managed to walk that fine line between real fx and CG very well. The soundtrack was flawless, it ranged from old classics by Dylan & Springsteen through to more modern treats by the likes of Bon Iver & M83. They even fit the music into the plot a few times like a gag with Roy Orbisons Pretty Woman. In fact its packed with loads of amusing zombie stereotype gags, plus the actings above par for a dead movie. Don't be put off like I was, its well worth seeing, hell its worth owning.
[PRFR: Personal Reasons For Remembering]
I loved the unique concept of zombies needing to feed on brains due to giving them a brief feeling of being alive again.
Originally taken from Letterboxd
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