Quite exceptional

Rating: 9/10 (7 May 2011)

It is fun, it has lots of qualities, sometimes is scary, other times is hysterically funny, but in the end you only get from "Zombieland" an entertaining film that overused a few things that worked better in "Shaun of the Dead".
Zombieland is America after almost all of its habitants were transformed into zombies after a virus, being the last human survivors of this place four people (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin and Emma Stone) who have many issues of trust, fighting and surviving with their own rules, trying to escape from being transformed into disgusting creatures. Down on the road they'll met thousands of zombies, will go to Bill Murray's house and meet the real Bill (the funniest part of the film!), and try to have some fun in a amusement park. There isn't much of a goal here for these characters, although the film explicits one at its ending in a almost cheesy way about having a family, having company is what matters in life.
The movie works its style of horror and comedy very well, good jokes here and there (Woody's tactics to kill the creatures; or Jesse's rules flashing on the screen all the time e.g. #1 Cardio, things like that), some hilarious moments but its premise gets very weary after a while, closer to the ending which is something very dangerous for the film's good impact on us. It gets stranded in this lack of purpose that one can only wonder: "So, here's a bunch of characters, they try to survive in a place dominated by zombies and...?" It is entertaining and all but sometimes even entertainments can be and should be more than just that! "Shaun of the Dead" got better results by being scary, funny, intelligent and surprising. Now, "Zombieland" fires a lot but only hit a few points.
The acting of all the ones involved is very pleasant and funny (Harrelson and Eisenberg being the funniest on scene), some spectacular scenes (the supermarket attack) and it is a nice film to spend a great time. Enjoy the little moments...nice and slow! 9/10