Really fun if you go in expecting a fluffy zombie flick...

Rating: 9/10 (2 October 2009)

I have to say, right off the bat, that I went in expecting a gore-filled black comedy - and I was disappointed. What we have here is a light, comedic, mildly violent romp through, what the incredibly charming Jessie Eisenburg calls, Zombieland - and if you go in expecting that, you will really love this movie.
Zombieland is a silly flick at heart... thinks it wants to be a teen romance flick... and is a little confused whether it also wants to be a horror movie as well. Columbus, (Eisenburg, channeling Micheal Sera... and is a lot more charming than Sera could ever be), wants to get to, well, Columbus, and Tallahassee, (Harrelson playing a mix between Peter Griffin and Snake Plisskin), wants a twinkie. They kill zombies in silly ways. They meet some girls that are also silly. They have a silly run-in with a pretty awesome celebrity. They have a silly time in an amusement park. Sure, it's a silly movie. However, it's not incredibly crass, not over-the-top, and it knows exactly what it is, which is a silly movie with zombies here and there. With all this silliness going on, they (strangely enough) also find time to be kinda dramatic in a few scenes, and downright touching in others. However, what this movie is not is scary. You may find yourself jumping at MAYBE one or two scenes... but I doubt it. If you expect a fun little zombie movie with that girl from Little Miss Sunshine, the guy from Natural Born Killers, that kid from AdventureLand, (who apparently likes making movies with the name "land" in the title about amusement parks... plus, is INCREDIBLY cute), and some girl that I'm sure has been in other things, then you'll enjoy yourself. Please go in expecting that, because you'll be bored otherwise.