If slow-motion bloody zombie deaths set to Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" does not get you excited, I don't know what will. Zombieland is a great time.
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Zombieland (2009)
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Reviews Counted:191
Fresh:170
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]
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... [More]
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Reviews for Zombieland
121 - 140 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
This isn't just a good zombie comedy. It's a damn fine movie, period. And that's high praise, coming from a vampire guy.
10/02/09
Top CriticZombieland is a romance, a comedy, a road movie and a freewheeling schlock horrorfest, all in one.
10/02/09
Unencumbered by such petty nuisances as a point, a vision or even an ounce of social commentary, Ruben Fleischer’s transparently hollow zombie flick still succeeds at passing the time, even if a good 15 of its 81 minutes are pure filler.
10/02/09
If there's one moment that perfectly encapsulates the vibe of the horror-comedy Zombieland, it's probably this: Woody Harrelson in a cowboy hat, whooping and hollering, picking off zombies with a gun...from a moving roller coaster.
10/02/09
Though both female characters are underwritten and the movie ends too soon, after a routinely action-packed final act that isn't as fresh as the rest, Zombieland is still the funniest broad comedy since The Hangover.
10/02/09
It's one of the year's most purely pleasurable entertainments.
10/02/09
When it comes to genre filmmaking, Zombieland, a grisly comedy about yet another attack of the ravenous undead, does just about everything right.
10/02/09
What you're ultimately left with is a movie for people who think what they really would like to do tonight is watch zombies.
10/02/09
Harrelson mugs wonderfully, Eisenberg stutters charmingly, Stone emerges as more than a token hottie, and Breslin plays a hardhearted tweener who, nevertheless, misses Hannah Montana.
10/02/09
Brevity is the soul of wit, and in the zombie comedy it's the soul, the head and the headless body. The movie, at a scant and punchy 85 minutes, will be over before you've stopped laughing.
10/02/09
Fleischer keeps the momentum up, building laughs and suspense as the quartet moves inexorably toward California and a bang-up climax at the amusement park.
10/02/09
Director Ruben Fleischer mixes fright and slapstick with bloody glee. And the surprise star cameo is a wowser. Enough said.
10/02/09
A minor diversion dripping in splatter and groaning with self-amusement.
10/02/09
Top CriticIt deserves to become a midnight-movie cult classic. If it doesn't, that means the zombies win.
10/01/09
...written so deliberately that the zombies aren't the only ones moaning and craving brains by the end.
10/01/09
Parental Content Review
10/01/09
Despite films like Transformers and G.I. Joe cleaning up at the box office, Zombieland, even with its earned R-rating, is the one true film this year that reminds us of what its like to be a kid at the movies.
10/01/09
It earns itself a place on the same shelf as such classics as "Evil Dead 2" and, yes, "Shaun of the Dead."
10/01/09
It's fitting that much of the film takes place in an amusement park, because Zombieland is one thrill ride after another.
10/01/09
Latest News for Zombieland
December 01, 2009:
Director Ruben Fleischer Talks Zombieland
There are so many movies in the zombie genre that it would seem almost impossible to make something that feels fresh -- yet that's just what Ruben Fleischer has done with his... More...
November 27, 2009:
Weekly Ketchup: Zombieland 2 in 3D?
Hollywood has mostly taken the week off for Thanksgiving, so that they can all enjoy their vegan turduckens down by the pool, no doubt. Nature abhors a vacuum however (even... More...
November 25, 2009:
Woody Harrelson Will Battle Zombies in 3-D 
Ready for a "Zombieland" sequel? According to director Ruben Fleischer, you'll most likely see one soon...and it'll be in 3-D. More...
November 24, 2009:
Five Favorite Films With Zombieland Director Ruben Fleischer
Filmmaker Ruben Fleischer is having a very good 2009. The former music video director has seen his debut feature, Zombieland, open at number one at the US box office and take in... More...
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