"Rule #32: Enjoy the little things."
Zombieland hits the ground running (as opposed to zombie-shuffling), never lets up and entertains superbly from start to finish. Similar in tone to James Gunn's Slither but far more consistent and successful, Zombieland is sharp, witty and frequently surprising. It revels in movieland stupidity (in spite of social apocalypse, the electricity grid still works fine, and our heroes have a never-ending supply of ammo) but never strays into parody. Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson (in a role he was born to play) are both hilarious throughout as the mis-matched survivors making their way across America, almost matched by Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin as their non-zombie antagonists. Moments of real pathos peek through the relentless carnage, the deeply black humour and the out-and-out wonderful stupidity of the whole premise. The funfair-set finale is a riotous blast, and the sequence set in Bill Murray's Hollywood mansion is probably the funniest movie episode of this year. Sequel, please.
Zombieland hits the ground running (as opposed to zombie-shuffling), never lets up and entertains superbly from start to finish. Similar in tone to James Gunn's Slither but far more consistent and successful, Zombieland is sharp, witty and frequently surprising. It revels in movieland stupidity (in spite of social apocalypse, the electricity grid still works fine, and our heroes have a never-ending supply of ammo) but never strays into parody. Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson (in a role he was born to play) are both hilarious throughout as the mis-matched survivors making their way across America, almost matched by Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin as their non-zombie antagonists. Moments of real pathos peek through the relentless carnage, the deeply black humour and the out-and-out wonderful stupidity of the whole premise. The funfair-set finale is a riotous blast, and the sequence set in Bill Murray's Hollywood mansion is probably the funniest movie episode of this year. Sequel, please.
4 comments:
Watched this yesterday, and it was brilliant! Really well constructed and i feel that whole film flowed nicely. Woody and Jesse are hilarious, and work together well playing off each other with immaculate timing. I think the scene in Bill Murray's house is quite possibly the funniest thing i have ever seen! (But i am extremely fond of Bill Murray)
All in all i think Zombieland is quirky, fun and a very refreshing and welcome change from the all to familiar Zom com's that i have seen in the last couple of years!
Best Bill Murray (apart from Ghostbusters of course)? Lost In Translation and Groundhog Day - agree?
of course! i cannot fault either of those films! i still think lost in translation is one of my favourite films ever! it is just simply beautiful and genius!
What other bill murray films would you reccommend?
Let's not forget the magnificent Scrooged, and Tootsie....!
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