Pride and Prejudice and Zombies( 2016)

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Bloody lovely.

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A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.

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Lily James
Elizabeth Bennet
Sam Riley
Fitzwilliam Darcy
Jack Huston
George Wickham
Bella Heathcote
Jane Bennet
Douglas Booth
Charles Bingley
Matt Smith
Parson Collins
Charles Dance
Mr. Bennet
Lena Headey
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Suki Waterhouse
Kitty Bennet
Emma Greenwell
Caroline Bingley
Aisling Loftus
Charlotte Lucas
Hermione Corfield
Cassandra Featherstone
Sally Phillips
Mrs. Bennet
Dolly Wells
Mrs. Featherstone
Ellie Bamber
Lydia Bennet
Ryan Oliva
Wilhelm
Millie Brady
Mary Bennet
Jess Radomska
Annabelle Netherfield
Pooky Quesnel
Aunt Phillips
Morfydd Clark
Georgina
Janet Henfrey
Dowager
Rebecca Scott
Penny McGregor
Rob Callender
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A review by Frank Ochieng

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Written by Frank Ochieng on Sat Feb 06 2016

One thing is for certain: no one can accuse director Burr Steers’s off-kilter version of novelist Jane Austen’s lyrical literary landscape **Pride and Prejudice** as being deemed solely melancholy and manipulative. The challenge of presenting a sophisticated and sudsy exposition while incorporating the ghoulish gimmicky of zombies to elevate the surrealism and cynicism of the British-based costume drama is an ambitious taking to say the least. Thankfully, Steers delivers a halfway decent piercing period piece that accentuates both the elegance and eeriness of Austen’s blossomed universe of earl...