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Rough Cut Film Review Warm Bodies

2013-07-05 145 Dailymotion

Taglines:

Cold body. Warm heart.
He's still dead but he's getting warmer
There's nothing hotter than a girl with brains
Dead sexy.
Bros before brains

I missed this one in the cinema but catching it on Blueray I was mildly impressed - I'm not it's target audience & the zombie genre has now been done to death (so to speak) but still there's enough to like here for it to be a recommendation.

IMDB Plot Summary:

With much of the world's population now an undead horde, R is a young and oddly introspective zombie. While fighting with and feeding on a human scavenger party, R meets Julie and feels an urge to protect her. What happens next is the beginning of a strangely warm relationship that allows R to begin regaining his humanity. As this change spreads through the local undead population like a virus, Julie and R eventually have to face a larger issue when the very nature of their friendship is challenged. Caught between the paranoid human forces and the ferocious "Bonies", zombies who are a mutual threat, R and Julie must find a way to bridge the differences of each side to fight for a better world no one thought possible.

Quote (Spoiler) :

What am I doing with my life? I'm so pale. I should get out more. I should eat better. My posture is terrible. I should stand up straighter. People would respect me more if I stood up straighter. What's wrong with me? I just want to connect. Why can't I connect with people? Oh, right, it's because I'm dead. I shouldn't be so hard on myself. I mean, we're all dead. This girl is dead. That guy is dead. That guy in the corner is definitely dead. Jesus these guys look awful.