Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Once upon a time, Jane Austen met George Romero, and out of this emerged an interesting crossover, which benefits the most from nice, steampunk locations but on the other hand, completely collapses when it comes to storyline and especially humor. Too bad, too bad… (12.07.2017)

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has interesting elements, and it even has certain qualities, but in the end, it's just an action film with zombies that isn't particularly scary, and, that's the problem: it's not all that entertaining either. The screenplay is ultimately shallow, although the actual blending of disparate genres works quite well. The characters are dull and uninteresting, and not even the delightful Lena Headey saves the day. (10.03.2016)

Such a great sacrilege and not only because of that, but also such great fun. The romantic storyline is so strong in nature that it manages to move you, and on the other hand, the action storyline is sufficiently absurd and visually attractive that, in combination with the bombastic soundtrack by Fernando Velázquez, it works almost just as well. Moreover, when the annoying Mr. Collins, who is always present in the original or previous adaptations, is added to the mix, and Matt Smith elevates him with his rubber face and playful grimaces to irresistibly selfish naiveté, I must almost applaud. It's not perfect fun, but unexpectedly unfailing romantic adventure, definitely a yes. (01.12.2016)

I’ve heard so much negative criticism about this film that I was almost starting to believe it would be as bad as everyone had said. Having seen it, I have to say I enjoyed it a lot. What I liked most was how it managed to keep the original basic storyline in such a wacky plot. That must have been a superhuman feat. I was pleased with the cast. You don't get to see so many Lannisters these days even in Game of Thrones. Overall, I enjoyed this Victorian romantic zombie slasher film. (11.07.2016)

I was very pleased to see that the script is not an outright parody of Jane Austen, but actually considers how the plot of “Pride and Prejudice” might unfold during a zombie pandemic. So the story of the Bennet sisters, Mr. (Colonel!) Darcy and co. actually remained serious, "only" there is more blood, brains, dead and especially undead. Yes, it's mostly goofy fun, but not stupid. (02.10.2022)