I wanted to HATE it... I really did

Rating: 8/10 (3 October 2009)

After seeing the trailer for this film, I didn't think it was going to be all that good. I am an old school zombie fan, and I don't care for many of the modern films. I like a few of the European films from the 70's & 80's, the original Return of the Living Dead, and of course.. Romero's films TOP the list. In recent years, the only zombie movie that has really jumped out at me was Shaun Of The Dead. Barring those films, I haven't likes too much of the zombie sub-genre. Zombieland however, is a very noble effort.
The idea of Comedy Zombie movies doesn't sit well with some people, and I understand that... But I do think that a lot of time and attention to detail was put into this movie. The casting was (overall) good, the story-line was decent enough, and the action/gore is well spaced and fluid. For the most part the writing is good. There are however a few awkwardly written exchanges, and a few humorous lags. But these problems are VERY minimal, and the momentum makes up for said lags.
Will Zombieland go down in history as an "epic" zombie film? I don't know. What I do know is that if you like the genre itself, and want to see a good stab at it with a budget, then this is worth a viewing. -JB