7/10
Great Mash-Up of Genres
5 February 2016
Warning: Spoilers
I saw "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", starring Lily James-Downton Abbey_tv, Cinderella_2015; Sam Riley-Maleficent, Law & Order:Special Victims Unit_tv; Matt Smith-Terminator Genisys, Doctor Who_tv; Jack Huston-The Longest Ride, American Hustle and Lena Headey-Game of Thrones_tv, The Brothers Grimm.

This is a mash-up of 2 different genres, kind of like what they did a few years back with 'Abraham Lincoln Vampire Killer'. This one is between a Jane Austen book and a Zombie movie. It seems that there is a zombie situation in London during the 1700's, that causes people to take there daughters to China to learn the martial arts and then come back to London so that they can fight the zombie apocalypse-at least that is what one guy does. Lily is the oldest daughter and unlike her 4 sisters, who spend their free time trying to find a husband, Lily enjoys being an independent woman. That is until Sam, a dashing zombie killer, shows up and she starts getting the flutters. Then another handsome stranger, Jack, shows up and her hormones really start going crazy. Of course, she does have to fight attacking zombies, even at fancy dances, so that helps keep her thoughts off love. Matt plays Lily's cousin and Lena plays a sort of famous zombie killer with only one eye-it was taken in battle. I think what makes this movie interesting is that it is humorous but it plays the non-zombie parts straight. You know, two different social classes trying to find love. As the end credits start, there is a scene that sets things up for a possible sequel- depending on how much money this one makes, obviously. It's rated "PG-13" for zombie violence and some sexual content-no nudity-and has a running time of 1 hour & 48 minutes. I enjoyed this one and I would buy it on Blu-Ray.
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