Five sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies. The five highly trained Bennett sisters in Georgian England must try to protect themselves from the growing zombie threat, find suitable husbands for themselves, battle marriage proposals and unlikely suitors, and save the country before it's too late. I saw a lot of reviews from Jane Austen fans who were doubtful about being able to enjoy a zombie version of her stories, but were pleasantly surprised to find it quite enjoyable. <br/><br/>I reached the same conclusion, but from the other direction! <br/><br/>As a certified (certifiable?) zombie fanatic, I watch every zombie movie that comes out. I was extremely dubious about a zombie movie saddled with Jane Austen / Downton Abbey-type characters. But I dutifully sat down to watch it, with the expectation of probably not making it to the end. <br/><br/>Wow, was I wrong! This movie works on all levels! It's fun, period. <br/><br/>The zombies are adequate to keep the zombie fan in me interested, but I was delighted to find myself sucked into the silly, hyper-formal British melodramatic schtick. (With clenched characters who always look like they're not sure if they just smelled a fart.) I'll admit that I even got caught up enough to find myself saying things like "No! She can't marry this guy, she should marry THAT guy!" Which made me laugh at myself and feel like I was part of the fun, in on the joke. <br/><br/>And the whole cast and crew were clearly in on the joke, and must have had a marvelous time making this picture. It was clearly a labor of love. <br/><br/>The young ladies are fetching to say the least, beautiful and deadly but still vulnerable and human. The villains range from clownish to everything you'd want in a villain. <br/><br/>The chemistry between the cast is obvious, and the comedy is well-written and delivered pitch-perfectly. <br/><br/>I wish in retrospect that I had watched this movie with my wife, who would have been coming from the Jane Austen side of things, so that we could meet in the middle and have a fantastic time together. I may still watch it with her anyway, since I expect this movie to offer excellent re-watchability value. <br/><br/>I signed up at IMDb specifically to write a review of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. And this being my first review, I gave it only 9/10 so I won't permanently skew my ratings. <br/><br/>I suppose there are other movies that I do like better, but not by a heck of a lot. This movie shouldn't disappoint anyone, whether you're a Jane Austen fan or a zombie fan or neither. If you like engaging characters, clever comedy delivered with gusto, a movie that knows when and how to laugh at itself, and which will sometimes make you want to stand up and cheer, then I highly recommend Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. <br/><br/>This is the kind of movie that, if you see it in a theater, people applaud at the end. Or at least I would. Pride and Prejudice is my favorite book I have read it so many times I have also loved BBC mini-series with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy and 2005 movie with Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet. I absolutely hate zombie movies vampires and even werewolves can be OK, but zombies? BIG NOPE! So when I first saw trailer for this movie, I was like: WTF, No!!! At first, I decided not to watch this movie, but after seeing more trailers, my curiosity prevailed I wanted to know what they did to my favorite love story. Let me tell you, I have been pleasantly surprised even with the zombies, I could enjoy the way story has been presented. The fight scenes are entertaining, Mr. Collins hilarious and odious as ever, and two main characters have really well on-screen chemistry. I must confess that unusual tone of Sam Riley's voice has sanded my nerves at first, but as story progressed, it became bearable and even added to character of Mr. Darcy. The unbelievably good fight between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, following his first proposal, left me on edge of my seat him diving into the lake reminded me of same scene with Colin Firth from BBC mini-series(really liked that and other little nods to previous adaptations and other Austin's books I'm sure any fan of Austin's work and Pride and Prejudice will enjoy identifying them all). Being avid fan of Game of Thrones, I enjoyed seeing two Lannister's on board, Charles Dance as Mr. Bennett and Lena Headey as Lady Catherine De Burgh, can't decide which of two gave better acting. Lily James is absolute revelation as Elizabeth Bennet-action hero, given the fact that her Cinderella was at best shallow (and I really, really LOVE fairy-tales). All in all, this movie is not for everyone, but it is great mix of comedy, romance, action and some zombie slaying, so, in my humble opinion will be enjoyed by most of Pride and Prejudice fan's and maybe even inspire some lovers of zombie genre to read original book. Lumbering, lifeless, and—strange thing to say about a cadaver—almost entirely charmless. Almost entirely because both Lily James, as headstrong heroine Elizabeth Bennet, and Sam Riley, as her brooding suitor Mr. Darcy, make for a delightful onscreen pair.
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