a5c7b9f00b 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&#39;s too late. Five sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies. &#39;PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES&#39;: Four Stars (Out of Five)<br/><br/>A zombie rom-com horror flick; based on the 2009 novel, of the same name, by Seth Grahame-Smith. The movie, like the book, spoofs the classic 1813 novel &#39;Pride and Prejudice&#39;, by Jane Austin. This story deals with five sisters, in 19th century England, struggling to find wealthy husbands;welldefend their home, from vicious zombies. It was written and directed by Burr Steers (who also helmed the 2002 indie cult classic &#39;IGBY GOES DOWN&#39;), and it was co- produced by Natalie Portman (who was originally set to star in the film). The movie stars Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote, Jack Huston, Sally Phillips, Charles Dance, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith and Lena Headey. I found it to be a most enjoyable filmgoing experience.<br/><br/>The film is set in 19th century England; where an outbreak, of a deadly zombie virus, has consumed most of the land. Mr. Bennet (Dance) has raised his five daughters to defend themselves; from the bloodthirsty creatures. While Mrs. Bennet (Phillips) just wants her daughters to marry wealthy businessmen. To her delight, the rich Bingley family moves in next door. Elizabeth (James) and Jane Bennet (Heathcote), look like they&#39;ve found ideal suitors; but zombies threaten to spoil everything.<br/><br/>The movie is surprisingly hilarious, that&#39;s what I most enjoyed about it; it&#39;s full of witty humor and clever dialogue. The performances are all decentwell; especially Lily James, in the lead. The action, and zombie gore, leaves something to be desired though; and the horror elements, of the film, are actually where the film falls short, surprisingly (maybe partially because it was made for a PG-13 audience). It&#39;s still a lot of fun though, and sure to become a beloved cult classic!<br/><br/>Watch our movie review show &#39;MOVIE TALK&#39; at: I did not know there was a parody novel of Jane Austen&#39;s 200 years old classic. This was based on that, a multi-starrer film, but the lack of star value let down the film. This is the film with a familiar plot, in addition to that zombies were there, but that was not enough. The big names from the cast would have pulled the film out of the box office disaster if it had one or two. But still I think this film was okay, an acceptable with awesome production and performances.<br/><br/>It ended like there will be a sequel, but now I don&#39;t think there&#39;s going to be one. The story was kind of predictable. Well, I did predict, particularly the character Wickham. Though I was more curious about the Zombies, like how it was going to be used in the narration. I must say, they were excellent. I mean they were not given any big preference, but theirs part indeed helped to build a nice plot. Pretty well composed stunts. I mean carefully, without strong blood and gore, so they got PG13 and warning for the violences.<br/><br/>I think the film critics overreacted like usual. They&#39;re like the sheep herds, they follow one another and given verdict for thisa bad flick. Buta film fanatic, I don&#39;t think it is worth neglecting, especially if you are a fan of the original story. In the todays world, the critics are a bunch of circus clowns. So I hope you make a right choice on this, not because of me or the critics, if you haven&#39;t seen it yet.<br/><br/>6.5/10 This movie is so crushing mainly because it was made by obviously smart people who are trying to dumb themselves down, and there’s nothing more excruciating than that.
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