Not as good as I hoped

Rating: 5/10 (22 November 2013)

SPOILER ALERT I'll make this review very simple and to the point. Zombieland may be a decently funny movie, but it doesn't have too many parts that make me want to rewind and rewatch them because they are THAT funny. To me, it was a one time watch and move on with your life. It was a forgettable movie experience, which is a shame because I wanted it to be so much more than that, since I had heard it was the counter to Shaun of the Dead (which I love to death).
All in all, the characters weren't memorable, the story was predictable (love interest comes in and lead gets girl, yada yada), and the humor was awkward and stale. Most of the humor seemed to be directed at our virgin, gamer lead character who is awkward as all hell and even states himself that he has no place being in this zombie apocalypse. However, he has a few rules he lives by, which is a joke they ride the entire movie. To be fair, they're decently funny, but are a bit overdone. Other jokes, like "zombie kill of the week" and anything involving Woody Harrelson killing things is pretty good.
Wrapping this up, finally, I've seen the movie three times and have yet to enjoy it any more than the last each time. So this wasn't just a one time view and I'm basing this off of my initial reaction. Another random thing, it took me til the third viewing to realize that Jesse Eisenberg wasn't Michael Cera. He behaves exactly like him, and has the same feminine tone of voice as him. That'll give you an idea of the kind of awkwardness that is in store for you in this movie. Thanks for reading.