A lonely girl romanticizes the gravesite of a young man who died 150 years prior. After pouring her heart out to him, a bolt of lightning strikes and brings him back as an undead creature. The rub? He can't speak and he's missing multiple body parts. So Lisa goes on a spree to complete her "creation."
This Gothic horror-comedy owes a lot of its inspiration and feel to the works of Tim Burton. It has a distinctly '80s vibe throughout and is a helluva lot darker than I was expecting for PG-13, especially given all the sexual references and casual murder. It's a weird movie though, and I liked that it tried to be something different. Kathryn Newton is inspired in the eponymous role. I'm sure it'll develop into something of a cult film, like a lot of Diablo Cody's work tends to do. Plus it was directed by Zelda Williams—daughter of Robin—in her first feature-length film, so it seems like she has a promising career ahead of her.
3 tanning beds out of 5
