Zombieland is a short and smart movie that knows exactly what it is and doesn't try to be anything more. It's a ton of fun to watch (if you like zombie movies) and is a very funny farce.
The movie begins after a zombie virus has spread across the world turning all but a handful of people into zombies. Jesse Eisenberg is one of those people and he has survived by being comically cautious and relying on his ever-growing list of rules (rule 1: stay fit so you can run from zombies; rule 2: be careful in bathrooms; rule 3: check the back seat of cars before getting into them, etc.). Along his way he meets Woody Harrelson who has survived by behaving totally differently - that is being a total bad ass and having a good time killing zombies in more and more elaborate ways.
The two team up and begin driving and killing the zombies they find along the way. At one supermarket they stop at (so Woody can find the Twinkies he's obsessed with finding) they bump into and get held up by Emma Strong and Abigail Breslin who trick the men out of their SUV and guns. They all then head to LA where they've heard is a zombie-free amusement park - but of course find more zombies who have to be killed in more elaborate and hilarious ways.
The movie is very simple, but rises above it's silly concept with great writing and very funny acting. It doesn't get political and doesn't waste time explaining what is going on - you know it's no more than a zombie movie and there is no time spent explaining what that means. The voice over by Eisenberg is arch and fresh and his dorkiness and awkwardness are used for some very clever jokes. I liked that there were about four recurring jokes throughout the movie that come up several times - not too many and not too few. Harrelson is great - I really think he's a very good actor and I think he's generally underrated.
At a short 81 minutes, the movie moves along briskly and ends exactly at the right moment. The climactic scene is nicely choreographed, and is very enjoyable and, as with the entire movie, totally entertaining. It's a great comic pair to 28 Days Later - a great zombie thriller.
I think this movie will stick around for a long time and be one that I could watch many times. It's a totally silly and hilarious movie with a ton of blood, gore and vomit! Fuck yeah!
Stars: 3 of 4
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