Sympathy for the Zombies

Rating: 8/10 (22 May 2013)

8.3 of 10. Original zombie horror/comedy seeing the world from a zombie's point of view.
While there's furiously beating hearts and affection, it's too simple to call this a romantic comedy that just happens to involves zombies. It is truly a zombie horror film that just happens to involve comedy and young adult, 20-something attraction.
While there are zombie comedies (Zombieland & Zombie Strippers being the only other ones that are not pure nonsense), and brief comedic/satirical elements in some of the more complete films (Land of the Dead (2005), Resident Evil), the only film that seems somewhat similar to this is Woke Up Dead. The Zombie POV and different stages of zombies give it something unique to zombie films even without the comedy/love.
While the film is not perfect (narration, zombie speed inconsistency, and the soundtrack is like someone stuck in the 1980s), its failing moments detract only temporarily, the acting is consistently real, and there are logical new answers to why zombies snack on brains.