Pride and Prejudice is one of the most beloved stories of all time, following the Bennett sisters quest to find true love in a time period where arranged marriages often squashed such hope. No doubt it was on your required reading list in school,  in my case I was required to read the book and watch the movie starring Kiera Knightley and a couple other “Pirate” vets.

The title for this film is pretty accurate, take a classic love story and add an undead element. What I thought would be a complete over the top comedy turned out to be a very effective homage to the original story. Dialogue was roughly 75% from the novel, of course adding in a side story about how zombies came to be and how families train to combat them.

It gets a tad tricky trying to analyze this movie, on one hand if you are unfamiliar with the Jane Austen novel or the other film adaptations you will be completely lost and look like a zombie yourself about 27 minutes in.

On the other hand, if you enjoy the story of Ms. Bennet and Mr. Darcy and are ok with some brutality and jump scares then this ones for you. Do yourself a favor though and let this movie stand on it’s own, comparing it to the Kiera Knightley version is unfair. Obviously that’s easier said than done.

ROASTED RIPPER SCORE – B- OVERALL / D (For those new to the story)