Life After Beth (2014)
(7/10):A fun, heartwarming zombie rom-com that is led by the great Aubrey Plaza, who is enough reason to watch it.
After his girlfriend,Beth, suddenly dies, Zach is distraught and has overwhelming feelings of grievance and seeks comfort in Beth's parents. After a little while of not hearing back from them though he begins to sneak over to their house and see if they're hiding anything from him. Turns out they are, Beth, to his confused amazement is alive and well and he then resumes his relationship with her but under strict rules set by her parents to avoid anyone, including Beth, that she is essentially a walking corpse.
I wasn't expecting much from it but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise as Dane DeHaan was solid as Zach and John C. Reilly is Beth's dad, plus even a small appearance from Anna Kendrick. However I think that Aubrey Plaza just owns this movie, that is until it shifts more to her actually being a feral zombie and then it becomes more of a tragedy.
It seems to have a persistent feeling of being very awkward, but I think that's part of its charm.
As a zombie fan you will have to stick it out for a while before it gets to the gore but it's there, still it plays itself much into a dark rom-com with a horror based premise so gore is not its priority either.
I find it's a fun and quirky little flick that can hit that sweet spot for horror fans and rom-com lovers alike, especially around Valentine's Day.
I recommend it, it's a fun one.
(7/10):A fun, heartwarming zombie rom-com that is led by the great Aubrey Plaza, who is enough reason to watch it.
After his girlfriend,Beth, suddenly dies, Zach is distraught and has overwhelming feelings of grievance and seeks comfort in Beth's parents. After a little while of not hearing back from them though he begins to sneak over to their house and see if they're hiding anything from him. Turns out they are, Beth, to his confused amazement is alive and well and he then resumes his relationship with her but under strict rules set by her parents to avoid anyone, including Beth, that she is essentially a walking corpse.
I wasn't expecting much from it but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise as Dane DeHaan was solid as Zach and John C. Reilly is Beth's dad, plus even a small appearance from Anna Kendrick. However I think that Aubrey Plaza just owns this movie, that is until it shifts more to her actually being a feral zombie and then it becomes more of a tragedy.
It seems to have a persistent feeling of being very awkward, but I think that's part of its charm.
As a zombie fan you will have to stick it out for a while before it gets to the gore but it's there, still it plays itself much into a dark rom-com with a horror based premise so gore is not its priority either.
I find it's a fun and quirky little flick that can hit that sweet spot for horror fans and rom-com lovers alike, especially around Valentine's Day.
I recommend it, it's a fun one.