For A Zombie Film: It Follows "Shaun" Roots

Rating: 9/10 (26 September 2010)

As what some critics have stated, it's like "Shaun of the Dead" meets "Superbad" and I have to say that I agree with them on that point! I thought the 2004 British film with Simon Pegg (the inspiration for this film) was hilarious and scary at the same time, but "Zombieland" wouldn't have been worth watching unless you added stars like Woody Harrelson and the underrated Jesse Eisenberg into the mix!
As the story goes, the world has been ravaged by flesh-hungry zombies and a small group of survivors must join forces in staying alive and fending off the horrific creatures (albeit in many humorous methods you yourself might think of).
I'll admit that some scenes did seem contrived and could have improved on learning more about each character's past exploits, but director Ruben Fleischer managed to come up with a clever idea of blending the typical zombie film with elements of teenage angst. One scene I remember, for example, was when Columbus (Eisenberg) claimed how he scored with this one girl he made up, but the audience would know well he's hopeless on romantic confrontations. This hences the "Superbad" reference.
As a whole, the movie was pretty much more of a laugh fest than something to fear.