Visually stylish, fun and entertaining but not as good as everyone says

Rating: Null/10 (30 December 2009)

Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus is a big wuss -- but when you're afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee is an AK-toting, zombie-slaying' bad ass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie on earth. As they join forces with Wichita and Little Rock, who have also found unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will have to determine which is worse: relying on each other or succumbing to the zombies. Zombieland is a horror/black comedy that is never truly scary or funny but stays in between. There's a lot of gore, violence,action, strong language and even a little bit of romance. There's the occasional laughs but more so because of the stupidity and absurdity of some of the scenes instead of deliberately funny situations. The main strength of Zombieland is probably the dialog, always sharp and never sappy as it usually is in this genre. There are also a couple of visual gags and spoofs of other films that will make you smile and put you in a good mood.The actors were all well cast with Woody Harrelson shining the most as Tallahassee, the redneck ace vampire killer. Certainly, a huge improvement from his latest comic role in Roland Emmerich's 2012. Bill Murray has a small cameo but it seemed a bit pointless and just something to fill in some time. Overall, Zombieland is a very entertaining and fun fast-paced film and a good debut by director Ruben Fleischer, just not the amazing film people are making it out to be.
7/10