Pleasantly Surprised

Rating: 8/10 (24 May 2013)

I like English movies and didn't really research the film before I saw it, I just knew Nicholas Hoult was in it so assumed it was English.
Imagine my dismay when the opening scene was Nicholas Hoult putting on quite possibly the worst American accent I've ever heard. Nails to a chalkboard is quite fitting.
However, it got less annoying as the film went on, mainly due to his dialogue really. You'll see when you watch it, I won't give anything away.
I didn't really understand the whole zombie thing if I'm honest. To me it seemed like a last minute idea to make a romance movie a little more exciting. You could re-write the entire storyline around street gangs, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, High schoolers or Supermarket workers really and it would still fit.
I think the rash of dire zombie movies out recently probably spawned the idea off.
That being said, I really enjoyed the film for what it was. It's well written, very well acted and no real major plot flaws. I expected it to be another low rent B movie like all other horrors that seem to be creeping out of the woodwork recently.
I've given Warm Bodies an 8 out of 10. Would have been 10 but the make-up for the zombies wasn't great. Nicholas Hoults accent, hair and chin put me off full marks too.