Boy Eats Girl (2005)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Stephen Bradley

Writer:

Derek Landy (writer)

Release Date:

23 September 2005 (Ireland)

Genre:

Horror | Comedy

Plot:

A boy declares his love for his girlfriend, only to die the same night. He is brought back to life by his mother as a flesh-craving zombie, who sires more teen undead while trying to control his, er, appetite for his beloved. |

Plot Keywords:

Teen | Hanging | Priest | Resurrection | Fire

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Samantha Mumba	...	Jessica
David Leon	...	Nathan
Tadhg Murphy	...	Diggs
Laurence Kinlan	...	Henry
Sara James	...	Cheryl
Mark Huberman	...	Samson
Sarah Burke	...	Charlotte
Paul Reid	...	Shane
Jane Valentine	...	Glenda
Conor Ryan	...	Kenneth
Deirdre O'Kane	...	Grace
Doreen Keogh	...	Mrs. Brumble
Bryan Murray	...	Mr. Frears
Denis Conway	...	Craig
Lalor Roddy	...	Fr. Cornelius

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore, language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

Ireland | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Singapore:R21 (cut) (original rating) | Australia:R | USA:R | Ireland:18 (video rating) | Germany:16 | Ireland:15A (re-rating on appeal) | Ireland:(Banned) (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Element Films

Goofs:

Plot holes: When Jessica hides in the house, she changes clothes - is there really time for that, when you are chased by zombies?

Quotes:

Henry: What's it like, being dead, Nathan?
Nathan: It's empty. Numb. There's no blood circulating.
Diggs: None? Not even... down there?

The red stuff saves this one.

Story about a teenager who accidentally kicks the bucket, but only to return as a zombie like teenager. Thirst for blood and need for human flesh included. Throw in some lovey dovey side-plot crap and you basically have Boy Eats Girl.

The flick most importantly, isn't that bad. It's actually kinda entertaining. With a decent amount of grue and silly Irish teen humor, it ain't that bad.

But the flick just wasn't that memorable. With alright gore, alright acting, and alright ideas being presented, it just doesn't grab you like a comedy or a horror should. It wasn't truly funny or scary. It's basically a rehash of everything you've probably seen before in the Zom/Com/Rom sub-genre.

I can tell you one thing, there was a female character in this flick, that desperately needed to get naked. But she did not. She played the bitchy slut, and showed off her cleav throughout. I guess the makers thought they were making a flick that didn't need it. Wrong. Note to all horror film-makers everywhere: If you're gonna have a slutty chick in a movie (with big tits in this case), have her show some damn skin. Only good can come from this.

Boys Eats Girl is a pretty damn average RomZomCom flick that was entertaining based solely on the amount of blood it spilled. But where it matters, like in the laugh and chills department, it just didn't get it done. Though it is recommendable, it has a "teen movie" charm, uses a slightly different approach to zombie flicks and, yep, the blood.