Movie: ZombielandMPAA Rating: R for horror violence/gore and language
Running time: 80 minutes
Stars: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin
Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Director: Ruben Fleischer
The zombie comedy has been done before. For the most part, it's been done very well. This movie continues in that tradition but does it match up to the bar set by cult classics like "Shaun of the Dead"?
The movie suffers a little bit from "everything funny in the trailer" syndrome. There are a few more laughs in there but they are very few and far between sadly. So as a comedy it works, but at the same time it doesn't. As a fun, balls out zombie movie, it succeeds fairly well. Harrelson owns the screen every time he's on it, Eisenberg does his typical Michael Cera-lite impression annoyingly well and both Stone and Breslin work with what they're given. The directing by feature film first-timer Fleischer (who only has a couple Jimmy Kimmel Live episodes under his belt) is flashy and highly stylized and works well with the sweet slo-mo editing. If you're looking for a fun, but sorta flawed horror comedy, then nut up, shut up and get your butt to the theater and check this flick out.
3 out of 5 stars.
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