Zombieland-2009
Director Ruben Fleischer
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson
Scott’s Review #586
Reviewed January 6, 2017
Grade: B
Zombieland (2009) is a fun, entertaining, popcorn-style flick. The film is not designed to be taken very seriously given the subject matter of zombies- nor should it.
Rather, the film goes over the top frequently to elicit a good time and plays for laughs. Sometimes it is successful, adding dark comedy to the story, other times the film comes across as silly.
The story takes place during a time when zombies have overtaken the world, and humans are left to fend for themselves and survive.
The film is a more cartoon version of the popular television series, The Walking Dead, despite pre-dating it. It lacks the heavy drama of the series.
Still, for 2009, the film is a novel idea and the movie works more often than not.
Woody Harrelson is amusing and charismatic. Jesse Eisenberg is falling into the Ben Stiller and Will Farrell trap of playing the same character over and over again, and I am personally a big fan of Abigail Breslin and she does not disappoint in this film.
Zombieland (2009) will likely only be remembered as a fun midnight, Saturday night fluff film if that.
