Zombieland

Zombieland (2009)
Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woddy Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin

I had a lot of fun and laughs watching this new horror comedy set amidst a zombie apocalypse. Mad Cow disease became Mad Human disease turning the population of the USA into zombies. Very few humans have survived and we follow a gang of them, some unlikely heroes, as they team up on a road trip to find a sanctuary free of Zombies.

On their journey they have fun killing Zombies in lots of creative ways. Of course there is a perfunctory love-story thrown in for good measure. Emma Stone is gorgeous, she smolders on screen and actually gives the film some heat and heart. Woody is especially funny in the climax, which takes place at a fun-fair. He enjoys killing zombies, 'nut up or shut up' is his motto. I enjoy watching Eisenberg; to me he is a mix of Ben Stiller and Michael Cera, his deadpan humor works well next to Harrelson's red-neck. In the story Jesse has created a set of rules he lives by to survive Zombieland, the posse end up following these rules that serve as a framing device for the film. Its simple stuff but very well done and silly as all hell. Breslin stood out to me in this comedy, didn't really have chemistry with the ensemble in my opinion.

Don't expect this film to be the best Zombie film ever made, but if you are a fan of the flesh-eaters Im sure you wont be too disappointed. You cant compare Zombieland to the comic genius (and originality displayed) in 'Shaun of the Dead' and the horror isn't shock factor heavy as in Romero's original opus. Ironically Zombieland is now the biggest grossing zombie film of all time. The set-pieces and stunts in the climax make the film worth-while.

I wished it could have been longer than 81 minutes, the ending came abruptly making the overall film a little anti climactic. It was still a fun ride. How do you spell sequel.

Must rent DVD