Hubby and I went to see this today and it was well worth it! Horror comedy isn't easy to get right and its a genre you either love or hate.
Zombieland has you chuckling while at the same time, making you jump. The younger members of the cast may be better known to North American audiences; Jessie Eisenberg (the phobic, computer geek loner), Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin (sisters who make a living from petty crime). Then there's Woody Harrelson (Twinkie obsessed zombie slayer) and surprise, surprise, Bill Murray, who plays himself. Though only for about 20 minutes of the film. After that, old Bill......well, I leave it to you to find out what happens there.
Harrelson's character really makes the film. It's fair to say that without him, this would be just another teen "horror" movie. He's unapologetic and often creative (Zombie Kill Of The Week) in his enjoyment of dispatching the living dead.
Our intrepid survivors make their way by 4x4 vehicle and with lots of fire power to California and an amusement park called Pacific Playland.
You're not told how the Planet turned into Zombieland nor does the ending suggest how or if the living will survive. Killer viruses, military experiment gone horribly wrong, you decide.
Its a good old zombie slaughter-fest that doesn't go overboard in the gore department. It's not sentimental, you're spared the usual gratuitous hormonal teenage sex scenes and the sight gags really are funny. There's a fair bit of bad language, so keep that in mind if the kids want to see it.
Rating: PG15
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