Metacritic Movie Ratings
Warm Bodies Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 88

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-Times

  A well-paced, nicely directed, post-apocalyptic love story with a terrific sense of humor and the, um, guts to be unabashedly romantic and unapologetically optimistic.

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• 80

  out of 100

  VarietyPeter Debruge

  Hoping to do for flesh-eaters what "The Twilight Saga" did for vampires, albeit on a smaller scale, writer-director Jonathan Levine spins Isaac Marion's novel into a broadly appealing date movie about a zombified Romeo and his lively Juliet.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey

  In doing a little genre bending of romantic schmaltz and horror cheese - some fundamental zombie mythology is turned on its head - the film breathes amusing new life into both.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  At this point in the actor's career, it is pretty well impossible to tell when Malkovich is camping it up, or just being John Malkovich. Under the end-of-civilization circumstances of Warm Bodies, he's just the right guy for the job.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Warm Bodies is an improbable romance sweetened with appealing performances and buoyed by one of the better cute meets in recent romantic comedy.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden

  The low gore quotient and emphasis on young love might disappoint genre purists, but for those open to the idea of a gently goofy mash-up, the film is strong on atmosphere and offers likably low-key, if somewhat bland, charms.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips

  Levine has a strong instinct as a packager of moments, ladling on the alt-rock just so before ladling on another ladle's worth.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayScott Bowles

  Geared for teens who perhaps found the Twilight series too profound, Warm Bodies is an unabashed homage to that wildly successful franchise. One of its stars, Teresa Palmer, is even done up to be a carbon copy of Kristen Stewart, the anchor of the vampire series.

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