Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
With zombies invading all forms of popular culture, it was only a matter of time before we got a film like this. In the 19th Century, a mysterious plague turns the English countryside into a war zone. No one is safe as the dead come back to life to terrorize the land.
The strongest thing about the movie is the time spent on the two lead characters Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) and Mr Darcey (Sam Riley) as they try to fight off their undeniable chemistry whilst slaughtering hordes of the undead.
The film attempts to give the zombies a personality, which leaves it feeling like a dense vampire flick, but none the less it still has a few fresh moments that fans of the brain-eaters will find appealing (but perhaps not so much the die-hard Jane Austen fans).
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a unique take on the genre that has a promising start, but it gets roped back with the clichés associated with it. (AH)
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BY ANDREW HODGSON
