After the mandatory splatter scenes, Ruben Fleischer’s film becomes more character-driven and enjoyable.
Zombieland (2009)
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Reviews Counted:183
Fresh:162
Rotten:21
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: Wickedly funny and featuring plenty of gore, Zombieland is proof that the zombie subgenre is far from dead.
Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for horror violence/gore and language
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Theatrical Release:09-10-2009
Synopsis: A cowardly shut-in named Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is forced to join up with a seasoned zombie-slayer named Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. As Tallahassee... A cowardly shut-in named Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is forced to join up with a seasoned zombie-slayer named Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. As Tallahassee sets out on a mission to find the last Twinkie on Earth, the duo meets up with Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), two young girls who have resorted to some rather unorthodox methods to survive amidst the chaos. Reluctant partners in the battle against the undead, all four soon begin to wonder if it might be better to simply take their chances alone. [More]
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Screenwriter: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Producer: Gavin Polone
Composer: David Sardy
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Reviews for Zombieland
There are more than enough good gags, but no moments that'll make you gag.
Very funny, often thrilling and full of neat little touches that should make it entirely rewatchable, Zombieland sees Fleischer join the ranks of directors – Romero, Wright, Raimi, Snyder – whose first films aren’t just zombie films, but great films.
Director Ruben Fleischer has his eyes trained on the comic jugular, and he attains an astronomical laugh count from Rhett Reese and Paul Wernickat’s fizzing, pop-savvy script.
Zombieland's not the first pic to take the mick of the genre. This one though has a great deal more zest than most.
The pacing is lackadaisical and the plot riddled with holes, but the movie is savvy enough mostly to eschew excessive gore in favour of amiably droll lines.
It’s fitting that Zombieland ends up in an amusement park, because it basically is one. You get your money’s worth.
An out-and-out, stand-on-the-seat-and-shout-it-aloud crowd-pleaser, Zombieland is one of the better Hollywood comedies of the year. Rarely has society’s total meltdown been such zippy, carefree fun.
A movie that treads a well-worn path through a saturated field yet somehow feels like the freshest film of the year.
While zombie comedies have been done, ahem, to death after the success of Shaun Of The Dead, this time the laughs - and blood - flow thick and fast.
The best zom-com since Shaun of the Dead... a delightfully sharp and smart comedy actioner that is funny, thrilling and just a little bit gory.
The main rule for making a zombie flick is that it must display imagination when bumping off the flesh-eaters. And Zombieland comes up trumps on that score. It's a riot.
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