Frame-By-Frame
I rarely give up on a film midway because I do my research before watching. Unfortunately with this one I just had to. It may have been a different take on the zombie theme (a zombie with feelings) and starred a couple of credited actors but sorry, it just did nothing for me. The story was ridiculous and took the zombie theme to a new higher unbelievable level. The usual display of intelligent people doing stupid things. After an hour the film seemed to be going no where and by then I'd put it in the category of pointless movies. Off button pressed.
My score: 1 out of 10
Not recommended.
Kristoffer-Eikrem12
This movie does two things; 1. show a zombie-apocalypse from a new perspective, and 2. everything it can with something that is not new or super high-concept. Fantastically displays how zombies feel and how socially anxious they would be. It is amazing how it manages to portray such a relatable zombie. This is a typical love story so it does have some tropes here and there, like the "come sleep in the same bed as me scene", but the fact that it merges two very derivative narratives provides freshness in both spaces, so the movie earns those tropes. It also sort of plays like a Disney fairy-tale. You've got transformation/curse, unlikely romance and even a disapproving father.
Ben Hattrell
When looking for horror this did not look like a good choice. The cover did not feature some creepy mannequin or demon. The film from the word go entices you in with the characters and psychologically tests your preconceptions about zombies and the paranormal. You will be taken on a journey building understanding and empathy for the characters along with a healthy degree of gore and humour. The characters and plot clearly have been well thought out and the main actor and actress are stunning and dramatic in performance. The flow of the movie is great since it is not slow to pick up the story line. The story line is unexpected and interesting and keeps you guessing throughout and changing your own perception of good and bad. I certainly do not regret sitting down and getting thoroughly engrossed.Well planned, well played, should appeal to many
Anssi Vartiainen
The zombie apocalypse has come and a group of young survivors have left the safety of their walled community in order to search for supplies. Naturally the zombies attacks and our young female heroine's boyfriend gets eaten. At which point the movie decides to become a romantic comedy as the boyfriend-eating zombie in question decides that he's in love with her and promptly takes her back home with him.After that the film can do pretty much anything and it would be acceptable because it has already veered so far off the beaten track. And although the film doesn't go outright bat guano insane, it does contains some really weird scenes, which all still meld together rather well. The movie has a logic of its own it follows, even if that logic is so weird.The actors are also rather good. Special mention should go to Nicholas Hoult who manages to pour such presence into the lifeless corpse he plays. His zombie character plays all the zombie notes correctly, moaning, grunting and stiffly walking around, yet you can still somehow read a lot of emotions from his rotting face. This is at least partially helped by the fact that we get to follow his inner monologue, which in itself is one of the best parts of the movie, especially because Hoult's delivery is surprisingly well- suited for dry comedy.All that being said, the ending is rather disappointing. You can see it coming by looking at the film's overall tone, but it's still so filled with sugary fluff that I swear it gave me new cavities. I'm not saying the ending should have been filled with gore and suffering, but a modicum of moderation would have been appreciated.Still, not a bad film to check out if you're looking for a zombie movie that's different.
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