Over the top fun is the order of the day right from the get go when a nerd basically scared of his own shadow looks to be the only human survivor remaining on the planet. Not so fast, fearless one, for timid Columbus links up with renegade macho man Tallahassee and the pair do their best to ward off hordes of flesh eating scum.
Campy Character names add to the Zest in this Hilarious dark and bleak Action Comedy
Just when you think you’ve had your fill of this bloodletting the pair meet up with a couple of female survivors. Young Little Rock and older sis Witchita give our two boys a run for the money as they match wits with each other and the scores of non-human attackers as they battle to survive.
Smart, short and sassy, Zombieland is one hell of a flambouyant fun fest made moreso because of the truly witty dialogue and the great interchange between all the characters. Yes, there is lots of flesh munching and body parts scattered in all imaginable directions but this violence surge takes a back seat to the more “personal” issues each of our road warriors faces.
Eisenberg Steals this Show as the Shell-Shocked Teen who Packs a Very Big Gun
Real strong uncertainty is wisely given off by Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland) who continues to grow with each and every role he takes on. Here he’s terrific as the klutz wrestling with all sorts of adolescent issues we’ve all faced along with a knack for taking on the zombies. Old reliable Woody Harrelson (North Country) is at his aw shucks good old country boy best as the wise-cracking, take no prisoners Tallahassee who gives rednecks everywhere a good name.
Female sparks fly off the screen mainly through Emma Stone (Superbad) who nicely embodies a woman on the run with Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) playing her younger sis in a pretty standard way and not offering up too much new.
Farce in the extreme is well pulled off by Ruben Fleischer who knows how to spoof real good and here the zaniness of the whole situation is pulled off brilliantly with a bunch of one-liner jokes sure to have you laughing silly. Unlike most end of the world stories Zombieland works so well due to the great chemistry between the characters, outlandish creature attacks, even more outrageous human rebuttals and great tongue in cheek jokes that are so bad they'd scare off any alien force let along once living beings.
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