Pretty good zombie comedy.

Rating: 5/10 (16 May 2010)

So zombies have taken over the world and survivors are few and far between. A cautious college kid is on his way to Columbus, Ohio to see if his parents are dead. Soon he meets up with a Twinkie loving wild man headed to Tallahassee. They soon run into two girls who get the names Wichita and Little Rock. Between the four of them they have one wild adventure heading to various destinations and avoiding zombies, but having bloodbaths with them when they do see them.
This is a movie I had wanted to see for some time, but honestly never expected much. Zombie movies is one of my favorite genres and when comedy is brought in to the mix it usually doesn't work well, but Shaun of the Dead really changed that up and made a great zombie film with comedy, not a comedy with zombies...and thats what this was, just a comedy with little actual zombie screen time. There was lots of blood and some gore and it was a fun feature for those who like gore.
I did like it, but I didn't love it, it was missing real huge laughs and definitely missing the zombies. It was a fun film to set through and see and hear, but I think one time is enough.
Ruben Fleisher did a great job directing this film and I give him props for such beautiful work. The kid 'columbus' had a list of zombie survival rules and it got annoying seeing them pop up so often, that was one of my major flaws... The film starts out with Metallica's For Whom The Bell Tolls as slow motion shots of zombies are shot, that was a beautiful open credits accompanied by great song.. The movie had many great songs making it a nice soundtrack too from Hank Williams to Velvet Underground to Willie Nelson to Raconteurs it had many good songs.
Acting was great here too Woody Harrelson always does good and here its no exception. Jesse Eisenberg playing the lovable dork that he always does was good. Been a fan of Abigail Breslins since I first saw her so that was good. Not sure if I had seen Emma Stone before, but she did great here. Bill Murray playing himself was wonderful and I laughed the hardest at him, loved that whole part. Also a small part for Mike White was nice.
The movie starts out with promise but goes downhill and the zombie action is never that good. It isn't hilarious and it is not a film I'd want to see again cause it offered very little - but I do suggest anyone who hasn't seen it and likes horror comedy should in fact watch it 5/10 stars.