The obvious restraint in the action shots, combined with the rather lackluster special effects, creates a zombie infestation that feels entirely nonthreatening. Furthermore, the film, though undoubtedly well-acted and well-shot, misses the mark slightly on its most crucial element-zombies. Unfortunately, it has been a long time since 2009, and the movie adaptation has lost Portman, the momentum of the book’s success and the novelty that “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” enjoyed. Winter’s “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monster,” or Seth Grahame Smith’s “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” That success propelled the book to a movie deal, with Natalie Portman slated to play the lead. The book found widespread commercial success, even spawning copycats like Ben H. In 2009, Seth Grahame-Smith published “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” adding the undead to the classic Jane Austen novel.
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