Mild throwaway comedy entertainment where zombies have taken over America with a socially awkward student hoping to travel from Texas to his home in Ohio.
A dystopian landscape of abandoned vehicles creates a serious restriction for Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) along with the need to avoid packs of zombies. Unexpected help comes his way from Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) but when two sisters (Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin) get the better of the two men, a Californian theme park becomes their destination.
A road journey that is full of predictable scenarios balanced by fast paced dialogue (it’s Eisenberg after all). Polished performances from the four leads who work beautifully together result in a Zombieland that is a madcap feature gratuitously gory but which thankfully never takes itself too seriously.
Rating: 57%
Director: Ruben Fleischer (Gangster Squad, Venom)
Writer: Rhett Reese (Deadpool, Spiderhead), Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Spiderhead)
Main cast: Jesse Eisenberg (Now You See Me, Resistance), Emma Stone (Birdman, The Favourite), Woody Harrelson (Natural Born KIllers, Out of the Furnace)
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