"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.
