Worth the Watch

Rating: 8/10 (14 August 2011)

Story- Two months after the outbreak of a plague that transformed the majority of humans into flesh-hungry walking dead, two survivors meet. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a nervy, nerdy, loner; while Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) is a wild man warrior who's ready to handle any and all zombie attackers. The two soon bump into con-artist sisters Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin). After some initial clashing, the odd group heads to Los Angeles--with the promised land of a supposedly zombie free amusement park as their destination. Is it worth the watch? Yes. While violent and crude, zombieland is also great fun. It posses the rare qualities of a horror-comedy, managing to have its overall sense of excitement and tension supported, not undercut, by the moments of laughter. The cast is uniformly fine, with Harrelson as a real standout- - and commerical director Reuben Fleischer jumps to the big screen with verve and intensity. The film's affection for prior zombie movies is clear, but zombieland never breaks its own rules.
Travis Clark Movie Reviewer