I had to study the original Pride and Prejudice for A-level English literature and hated it(tough I have enjoyed a few of it's film/TV adaptations). When I finally read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, I thought it was a vast improvement over the original, weaving zombies into the plot in an interesting and fun way. So now comes the film adaptation and while not as well executed as the novel, this was still pretty fun. The films biggest problem is that the more Pride and Prejudice type stuff is really quite solid, while the zombie stuff is a little on the weak side. It tacks on a more generic action movie ending that feels a little rushed and the action is ok but not as interesting as the rest of the movie. As mentioned the Pride and Pred stuff is good and there are some good comedy bits here and there, one actor that really shines through is Matt Smith, who is a perfect Mr Collins and is probably the best thing in this movie, just super enjoyable and really funny.
Overall while it struggles to get a good balance between it's two elements, there's still enough there to keep you interested for it's 108 minute runtime making for a fun (if a little underwhelming) movie. ***
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