A road-trip Zombie-flick that bites hard and laughs hard.
With the influx of Vampire films in the last few years, Zombies have become a monster of the past. They are slow, boring, and look nothing like a teen idol. So director of Zombieland Ruben Fleischer takes a more comedic approach to this old horror convention, and adds touches of flashy camera work, digital effects, and all-out gore to make it appeal to the teens.
After a strain of Mad Cow Disease takes over the planet, very few humans are left. One boy/man (Jessie Eisenberg) searching for his family in Columbus, has managed to survive by sticking to his own list of important rules. Mostly common sense things, like making sure that Zombie's are dead by shooting them twice, or checking the bathroom stalls before getting down to business. As he makes his journey, he encounters a fellow survivor (Woody Harelson) who is heading to Tallahassee. The two differ on their outlook on survival, Tallahassee taking a more violent, head-on approach than Columbus, but decide to stick together and head west. Along the way they are scammed by two surviving sisters, who are also in search of something, the Pacific Playland in Wichita. These four survivors end up relying on each other like a dysfunctional family, as they battle against countless Zombies across the US.
A spectacularly gory film, with plenty of blood and guts to make even the most bloodthirsty viewer satisfied. The stunts are impressive, and the performances are worthy enough. For the most part, the story is predictable, although the film has the element of comedy making it more interesting than your average Zombie movie. Some of the storyline becomes ridiculous, insert Billy Murray into the fray, however, parts of the tale of touching and entertaining.
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