Synopsis
After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.
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Cast
- Nicholas HoultR
- Teresa PalmerJulie Grigio
- Lio TiptonNora Greene
- John MalkovichColonel Grigio
- Dave FrancoPerry Kelvin
- Rob CorddryM / Marcus
- Cory HardrictKevin
- Vincent LeclercPerry's Dad
- Daniel Rindress-KaySoldier #1
- Chris CavenerSoldier #2
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
A well-paced, nicely directed, post-apocalyptic love story with a terrific sense of humor and the, um, guts to be unabashedly romantic and unapologetically optimistic. - 80
Variety
Hoping to do for flesh-eaters what "The Twilight Saga" did for vampires, albeit on a smaller scale, writer-director Jonathan Levine spins Isaac Marion's novel into a broadly appealing date movie about a zombified Romeo and his lively Juliet. - 78
Austin Chronicle
With "50/50," his last stint in the director's chair, Levine upended convention to make a feel-good cancer movie. He's still defying expectations: In animating the inner workings of the undead, he's made a movie that is both clever and heartfelt. - 75
Slant Magazine
It flouts convention in a number of ways in service of its genre-mash-up agenda while still contributing something original to the tradition of the zombie film. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The low gore quotient and emphasis on young love might disappoint genre purists, but for those open to the idea of a gently goofy mash-up, the film is strong on atmosphere and offers likably low-key, if somewhat bland, charms. - 63
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Jonathan "50/50" Levine has turned Isaac Marion's teen romance novel into an often amusing tongue-in-cheek romantic comedy - tongue in cheek, and brains in teeth. Chewy, tasty brains. - 63
Chicago Tribune
Levine has a strong instinct as a packager of moments, ladling on the alt-rock just so before ladling on another ladle's worth. - 63
Miami Herald
Zombie lore doesn't allow for redemption, only head shots, and Levine's film, amusing though it may be, is never gory enough to truly become a classic zombie movie. It also ignores the one basic necessity of monster films, even the funny ones: It really ought to be creepy or scary or gross, at least once or twice.
