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I watched Anna and the Apocalypse on a plane, not the best way to watch a movie. But for a plane movie, it was quite entertaining.
As advertised, it's a High School coming of age, Apocalyptic, Christmas, Zombie, Musical. Yes, it really is. The interesting part of the movie is that with all the distractions, it was still about the trials of leaving school, friends, starting a new life. The movie stays faithful and realistic to the end. Surprising amount of charm.
The actors were good, the musical numbers quite enjoyable, the plot reasonable in the first half and lost it's way in the second half. A too over-the-top crazy character took over and it did run as well.
Ella Hunt as Anna and Malcolm Cumming as John were very good as friends / he wanting to be more than friends. This was set up well leading to a well acted scene that set the boundaries for the two essentially ending the first half of the movie.
Good scene but not a happy scene. Realistic but cruel. I don't know what a woman is supposed to do when her actual real "Best Friend" desperately wants more. It's probably an unsolvable problem. But oh my God, the "You're my best friend" hurts more than you can know. Spoiler Alert: It's not too far off the mark to say John dies from heartbreak.
The less than stellar 2nd half did bring the overall recommendation down quite a bit. Overall it better to watch than not watch it. If you're on a plane, watch it.
