Warm Bodies is the story of a young male zombie and a young woman who form an interesting relationship and embark on an action packed adventure.

Rating: 9/10 (22 April 2013)

"Warm Bodies" begins by introducing us to a zombie called "R" who shows us around his digs and explains that he doesn't know how he became a zombie, or even who he was before (hence his name, or lack thereof). We then meet Julie and her friends who live in a secure walled city but must leave in order to search for more supplies. While out for food, R and his best friend M encounter Julie and her friends. To make a long story short some of her group dies and for some reason instead of eating Julie, R decides to protect her. The two face several challenges along the ways they begin to develop a strange relationship and R's heart starts to beat again. Action and adventure ensue as they fight to keep other safe and help save the rest of the zombie race as things begin to drastically change.
This film is a good nod to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", basing the characters names off those in the original play, having forbidden love on both sides, even including the iconic balcony scene.
"Warm Bodies" is a movie that's kind of dark and even a little gory but it still manages to be cute. It's also very funny, with most of the laughs being a direct product of R's inner monologues. It's very suspenseful as well, leaving you on the edge of your seat for most of the time. This movie is a comedy with some depth even delivering a subtle hint of satire. This film exhibits a breath of fresh air in its manner of portraying the best elements of a comedy, satire, romance, drama and even a zombie, horror film. Very rarely does a movie manage to capture the very best of so many different genres this gracefully without getting too muddled, but this film definitely accomplished such a feat.
Perhaps what surprised me the most about this movie though, was the overall zombie aspect of it. The zombie make up was superb; scary and a little grotesque without being overly gory. The acting was impeccable and the actors all really did stay true to the genre. I must admit that I was expecting the zombie element to take a firm back seat to the "rom-com" plot of this movie; however I'm glad to see that that wasn't the case.
Nicholas Holt was magnetic; he managed to give a heart warming performance as a zombie. He was funny, quick witted, and quite charming. He had great chemistry with his costar Teresa Palmer (Julie) he was very protective and caring. His relationship with fellow cast mate Rob Corddry (M) was thoroughly entertaining. Hey had great chemistry and a beautiful bromance. In my opinion, Corddry comes pretty darn close to stealing the show. He much like Nicholas Holt's "R" was funny and quick witted; he was also very loyal, charming and protective of his friends. I really enjoyed watching the two male lead characters evolve. Teresa Palmer who plays another lead role, Julie was captivating; she much like her make count parts, was funny, caring and protective. Her chemistry with Nicholas Holt was great fun to watch. Dave Franco had a relatively small role as the "boyfriend" but he performed it well; and Analeigh Tipton rounds out the cast nicely as Julie's best friend. She does an excellent job and really helps sell the "rom-com" "chick flick" angle of the movie.
Overall, this movie was a great nod to the classic "Romeo and Juliet" story. It handled the multitude of genres gracefully and with ease; each genre was portrayed perfectly. The zombie elements of this film were superb; the costumes, makeup, mannerisms and the acting was all fantastic. The cast was great and they each portrayed their characters flawlessly. I think this movie is most definitely worth a watch.