Www.. www... Whoa! Something new to me

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2013)

The first word I tried to utter while watching this, was: Www www whoa. Warm Bodies (WB) is nothing like any typical Zombie movies that I've seen before. The film stands out because it is told from the perspective of a Zombie. And it shows that even these walking-dead could still have some human characteristics, despite the need to eat people.
The Apocalypse world in WB is survived by three groups: Humans, Zombies and Bonies. Zombies who have lost humanity and any bits of hope would shed their own flesh and become Bonies. Bonies, as the name suggests, are nasty skeletal figures who prey on anything that has a heartbeat.
The film is based on a novel by Isaac Marion which bears the same name. I highly respect the originality of humanistic nature of Zombies in Marion's ideas. The film starts off with the protagonist named R (a young ambitious Zombie-lad) wandering in an airport, while narrating to us his daily routine such as communicating (grunts and moans, actually) with his best friend M, hoarding, and listening to vinyl records.
One day, while touring to the City with his packs of Zombie friends, they bumped (attacked, actually) into a group of humans seeking some medicines in a pharmacy. There, R met a pretty hot girl named Julie, among others. It's love at first sight! The story goes on, developing the relationship between R and Julie.
When my sister said (and showed the trailer) about the bizarre elements of this film, it enticed the curiosity in me. Thus, I've set my mind to be as open as possible, and regard this as a light-watching. Man, I never thought I'd be this thrilled and satisfied! Perhaps because it's been so long since I've last watched any romantic-comedy genre.
Seriously, some of the scenes are like damn funny. You would grin at the very least. And the l'amour. Sigh. The story gives you many hints of Romeo and Juliet references. Just look at the names R and Julie for starters. Chick flick? Nahhh, I wouldn't be as mean to label this as that. But rest assured, it's not Twilight.
The cast gave their best. Nicholas Hoult (R) and Teresa Palmer (Julie) had this sweet chemistry. Rob Corddry plays M while Dave Franco and Analeigh Tripton acted as Julie's boyfriend and best friend respectively. And with John Malkovich as Julie's father, you could expect his wittiness coloring the film.
WB has this awesome soundtrack too. I dare say the music and score help the success of this film. I personally love Bruce Springsteen's Hungry Heart! It's one of those song that would stuck into your head, and you'd reminiscent the scene over and over. Just check out the videos in YouTube, and you'd see many people thanked Warm Bodies in making them searching for the selected song(s).
My only problem, a slight one, is the appearance of Bonies. Looks very computer-generated. But hey, the film is not that serious (deviate from orthodox Zombie-rules), so I tend to get over that. The plot is superb, and at the end, well, it's wonderful. Needless to say, WB becomes one of those movies that I'd recommend my friends to watch when they come over.
Verdict: Rrrrrrrrrr Read my last sentence above.