Joining the detractor chorus

Rating: 5/10 (5 October 2009)

I have to join the small chorus of detractors of this film. The opening was very promising, but there was little gore and few laughs afterward. Based on the previews, I expected a little more emphasis on the zombie-kill-of-the-week theme, but what you saw in the previews was pretty much what you got (and how does one actually kill a zombie anyway?). Obviously one has to suspend disbelief for these types of movies, but they can be done in a logical sense to some degree, and this one simply defies all logic. How does one run an amusement park ride and ride it at the same time - and why would you even get on a ride when being chased by zombies? By the time the final confrontation occurred in the amusement park, I had actually dozed off. Too much time spent on character-development, and not enough zombie confrontation. My 14-year-old son also commented that the movie was boring. I fully expected to love this movie, so perhaps that was my problem. Maybe if I had been dragged to it, it would have exceeded my expectations. As it stands, I wouldn't recommend it.