Zombieland Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

An entirely forgettable postmodern zombie flick

After the brilliant Adventureland, Jesse Eisenberg stars in Zombieland, a perfectly diverting if rather forgettable postmodern zombie flick. The zombie element of the film is played for laughs and as such, is closer to Shaun of the Dead, rather than Danny Boyle’s superior 28 Days Later. As it’s a postmodern flick, there are constant references to zombie film conventions and rules that must be obeyed, all played out whilst under the pretence of a buddy/road movie. However, the real point of Zombieland is to show a load of half dead people getting done over in a variety of ways with various weapons, which unfortunately isn’t very interesting. Despite a sprinkling of romance, a few laughs and an ongoing hunt for Twinkies (whatever they are), this film seems rather empty. Woody Harrelson and Bill Murray liven it up a bit, but overall it’s not funny or scary enough to remain memorable.

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[Highly rated reviewer]

Great fun, if too short

A great horror-comedy that is hugely entertaining and funny, well acted by a good cast with good chemistry between them and which has a very good cameo from Bill Murray. At 82-minutes it is too short and left me wanting more and the plot is very basic, but on the whole it is just a lot of fun and hopefully there will be a sequel in the not to distant future.