Everyone we talked to told us that Warm Bodies was way better than it looked. They were right, it is way better than it looks. It’s a good, entertaining and enjoyable little movie. I’m not a big fan of the whole zombie concept in general, in fact I think its rather lame. But this zombie movie basically worked because of the innovation that the zombies are, at least initially, still somewhat human, with an outside chance of becoming fully human again. This obviously sets it apart from every other zombie movie, because its innovation opens up the possibility of a plot and dialog! This possibility is realized with surprising effectiveness, and its execution is smooth and natural. The film has a very sweet and winning theme of love restoring our humanity – sure, it’s a little sappy, but in a very good way!

This film is helped enormously by Nicholas Holt’s performance, especially his fabulous narration. Just as he did in About a Boy, he demonstrates a tremendous ability to make perfect judgments about how to speak his narration all the way through the movie – it’s a special talent, one that is rare and worth appreciating. He really holds the film together through what might have otherwise been a problematic opening third of the movie, instead making the film’s set-up fun and consistently interesting.

I don’t have too much more to say about this film. It has a good soundtrack, it’s pretty well written, performances are solid across the board, and it has a very satisfying ending. There is no reason I can think of to not see this movie. Netflix it today!