I've always wondered something about zombie movies. Is each movie in its own parallel universe or is each movie just another take on the same day? Yes, I know that Romero's movies are a progression, but is it the same plague or a bunch of bizzaro world little plagues?Anyway, Zombieland is another look at the day when the virus drives us all bat shit and humanity becomes one large Big Mac (not a Mac Snack Wrap, that's for wimps). Our pseudo hero is Columbus (no names, just home towns) played by Jesse Eisenberg, who is a paranoid shut in. It's his paranoia that has helped him survive the Vegas buffet featuring human flesh. He runs into Tallahassee (Woddy Harrelson) who is the exact opposite, risking life and limb for a Twinkie and taking practice swings with a Louisville Slugger against zombie craniums. Along the way they get hornsnoggled by a pair of sisters (Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin), but combine forces to get to the shelter of a place that doesn't have zombies- an amusement park. There's also a cameo I will not discuss, but it's not Eddie Murphy.
The film is a good little romp that doesn't take itself as seriously as a Romero film, but isn't over the top ridiculous as Shaun of the Dead. It's choppy at times and some of the characters do stupid things, but its source material is the horror genre so stupid things have to be done so that they can be severely punished. You know what I'm talking about. Zombieland feels more like a road trip movie than zombie flick and I think it benefits. Hell, you forget about the zombies for a little while, becoming as comfortable as the characters until the inevitable chomping sounds coming from behind you. In reality, this silly zombie movie almost lets the characters go for the same ride as appears on the screen. It's far from a perfect movie, but it does deliver a nice little ride for the viewer and doesn't end up a mess in the end.
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