This Zomedy has real heart!

Rating: 8/10 (3 October 2009)

OK, so I can understand how some of you horror buffs who didn't see the trailer might be disappointed by the lack of said thrills in this genre bending flick. And its true one of its movie posters does feature prominently two shotguns, a shovel and a bloody chain saw but just because a movie has zombie in its title doesn't mean it's a supposed to be scary. Now get over it and enjoy the little surprises in life because this movie is frigin hilarious!
Zombieland is a very cleverly written very well directed teen action comedy set in post zombie flu apocalypse. And as a "zomedy" it joins the hollowed ranks of at least two other films I can think of. Fido and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. OK, OK so you probably haven't seen either. Fido is a terrificly funny inde about keeping zombies as servants with an inevitable working class revolt. And Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is about... well... killer tomatoes. Which I know are too round and too red for zombies. But they both combine cannibalism with comedy in a sweet ketchupy stew and so will help you understand the genius of zomedies. Which is that with a zomedy you can have all of the gory kills and hardly any of the "why am I watching this" guilty shrills. All while laughing your butt off. And yes, you might also compare it with Shaun of the Dead. But, thats more of a scary zomedy. Or "dark zomedy". In fact if you were to compare it with an Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg film, Hot Fuzz is closest in style. Both are fast paced thrill rides full of laughs, kick ass slow motion sequences, gallons of fake blood and a surprising amounts of genuine character development. Just substitute walking dead for all the crazy village people in Hot Fuzz and its a true zomedy as well. Then again maybe that makes Zombieland just a hilarious action comedy with zombies. Either way Zombieland its a Purell fresh, Twinky powered road trip through a very funny zombie hell. Now ball up or shut up and enjoy the movie for what it is.
Oh and it's true it also has the best celebrity cameo since Bob Barker kicked the sand trap out of Adam Sandler in Happy Gilomore.