My Rating: 4/5
I have to say, first off, this isn't the kind of movie I generally watch. I've never seen a real horror movie in my life, and I'm not really a zombie fan. But I really enjoyed this movie. It was an interesting mix of genres and a cool twist on the girl-falls-in-love-with-supernatural-creature thing that's become so popular with Twilight. Instead of a Twilight rip-off, it was more of a Beauty and the Beast story. The romance was cheesy, but that seemed to be on purpose, since the whole zombie thing made it so humorous. For instance, when the zombie main character first sees the girl, we get the slow motion and cheesy music, but it's funny because of how out-of-place it is in the middle of a zombie attack. The satire throughout the movie is also funny but it gives the movie a good message that makes it more than just a dark comedy. It makes the good point that in our age of technology, we can't lose sight of the importance of the simple joys that come from relationships. There's a part at the beginning when the main character imagines what the airport (home base of the zombies) was like before the zombie apocalypse. And just like the zombies, no one is interacting with each other. They're all on phones, not realizing what they're missing out on. While this is used for humor, it brings up a serious point. And that, more than the cheesy romance or the humor, is what makes this a good movie.
I can sum what I though in one word: EEEWWWW! I just don't enjoy that kind of dark humor.
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