Great Soundtrack

Rating: 7/10 (25 February 2014)

The one thing I try not to be is a sucker for the romance movies. I am certainly not against them in any fashion but I find most to be very contrived and obvious that they are almost offensive. It is with that in mind that I avoid the much 'hyped' ones like the drinking water in Sochi. The ones I truly am interested in seeing, I do so with cloak and dagger tactics so no one recognize me entering or leaving. I'd probably be less embarrassed caught leaving a porn shop than caught leaving some big budget romance film. I do recall seeing previews for Warm Bodies and felt it was safe enough as a comedy / romance to brave the chance of embarrassment. This movie is about Zombies. In a time when Zombies are all the rage, someone found a way to make this a part of the rest. The movie centers around 'R', a zombie who provides us with his internal monologue. While he and his Zombie brethren are out feeding, he sees Julie and is immediately captivated by her. Instead of eating her brains, he protects her and takes her back to his 'sanctuary' (a home he has made on a plane parked at the airport). Julie discovers he is different and seems to be trying to communicate with her. They develop a bond and R begins to change, slowly regaining his speech and faculties. As Julie starts to notice this as well, the two embark to spread the word in hopes of curing all zombies. I know that synopsis sounds lame but I cant give too much away. There are some typical zombie feeding scenes and battle scenes between the undead and the living- so don't fret. At the end of the day, this is a wonderful movie about an unlikely pair reminding people what it is like to be 'human'. I still tear up at the end of this and regard it as my favorite Zombie romance movie.