A Unique Romantic Comedy with a Touch of Shakespeare

Rating: 10/10 (28 November 2013)

Romantic comedies are particularly difficult to reinvent. They are typically a formula of "boy meets girl, boy looses girl, boy wins girl" with some variations. There is usually another romantic interest. "Warm Bodies" adds a totally unique and fresh twist to the formula. Boy meets girl, but he's a zombie.
This movie is very much based on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". Instead of the Montagues and Capulets it's the living and the zombies. There are many more subtleties that reference Romeo and Juliet.
The music in the movie is incredible! It is used very effectively.
There are also several scenes that are far more artistically filmed than one would expect in a romantic comedy.
Before seeing it, my teenage son was very critical of a romantic comedy zombie movie. He found it to be nearly as enjoyable as I did. It is a feel good fun movie. It is well worth seeing.
I should note that I gave it a "10" rating because it currently is below 7 on IMDb (which it shouldn't be). In my opinion it should be in the upper 7's or low 8's.