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movie review - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2016.12.23

Which aristocrat will marry which daughter? Or will the zombies win out, having already over-run 95% of the UK. Will the modern viewer be able to tolerate the sexism and patriarchy woven into the story of half a dozen ass-kicking warrior women?

I thought I'd enjoy this more than I did and found that the whole thing just didn't work. As a fan of Doctor Who I was delighted to see Matt Smith playing an insufferable ass of a priest. Other than that, I was rooting for the zombies fairly early on. (And spoiler alert, I think in the mid-credits scene that's what was implied.)

Not recommended.

rand()m quote

Ever notice that fifteen minutes into a Jerry Lewis telethon you start rooting for the disease?

—Jim Sherbert