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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Just as the zombie genre refuses to die, this fitfully funny and well cast black comedy doesn't know when to stop either. Its lack of originality isn't really an issue, since the premise - high-school student Zach (Dane DeHaan) realises his girlfriend Beth (the excellent Aubrey Plaza) has returned from the grave - has its roots in myriad romantic horror comedies, from 1942's I Married A Witch onwards. And as a metaphor for fickle young relationships it works very well, too, as the once puppyish Zach grows out of love with the decomposing, erratic and increasingly clingy Beth. Somehow, though, the glorious zomcom this could have been never materialises; instead, we have an aimless, gory farce that pauses frequently for moments of shouty hysteria, as Zach finds out the hard way that eternal love isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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Credits

Cast

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Beth SlocumAubrey Plaza
Zach OrfmanDane DeHaan
Maury SlocumJohn C Reilly
Geenie SlocumMolly Shannon
Noah OrfmanPaul Reiser
Judy OrfmanCheryl Hines
Kyle OrfmanMatthew Gray Gubler
Erica WexlerAnna Kendrick

Crew

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DirectorJeff Baena

Details

Theatrical distributor
Koch Media
Released on
2014-09-26
Languages
English
Guidance
Violence, swearing, sex scenes
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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