about equal with "Shaun of the Dead" and "Zombieland"

Rating: 7/10 (5 June 2013)

These zombie-genre-benders have had a good run, and "Warm Bodies" love story theme works about as well as I could have hoped.
There are many "explanations" that could have been better developed/explained, but some sharp casting, solid art direction, and fantastic music really pull this thing together to be one of the early, pleasant surprises for 2013.
While I said that some things could have been better examined, and they could have, the lead character's journey comes off as completely genuine. The timeline for his "transformation", and the "heart" behind it are pitch-perfect.
The humor is subtler than it could have been, but that actually fits the mood of the entire film.
Theresa Palmer and Nic Holt have fantastic chemistry and bright futures.
The film wouldn't work without all the early, well-written narration. And the more I think about - the lack of explanation may be there, but the story has the backbone to help the audience draw many of it's own conclusions.
I don't want to raise expectations too high, but this might be about even with Shaun of the Dead, and perhaps a touch better than Zombieland(even though I rated all 3-7/10). IMO Zombieland starts out funnier than this but fizzles a bit late. Shaun of the Dead is funnier too, but for me that music(I'm buying this soundtrack) and the love story(which probably gives this more mass appeal) make "Warm Bodies" as good or better.
You might like this if you liked:duh..Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead, or Dear Beautiful(2009).
73/100