One of the Better Movies Recently

Rating: 7/10 (13 November 2010)

"Zombieland" is a movie that knows not to take itself too seriously. It strikes up a great tone of humor, gore, and camaraderie. And while the gore is definitely gratuitous, the humor mostly works, (major spoiler) despite a strange Bill Murray cameo that sorta works, but feels out of place. (spoiler)Early on, easily the best scene in the movie involves the Hostess truck and Woody Harrleson having a fit. That guffaw alone made the movie worthwhile. As with most zombie movies, there's a lot of aimlessness and solitude for the characters, and indeed toward the end, not much has happened, but the filmmakers know this movie about entertainment and not a great or introspective story. Refreshing to see a movie play well within it's own framework.