Zombieland

Review
By: Fann Sim Xuan Ying

Welcome to Zombieland. For teens with a hunger for all things bloody and gory, Zombieland proved its worth with blood and gore with a tinge of zombie humour. Zombieland, the brainchild of writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, was highly anticipated by youths such as myself way before the movie was out.

The movie revolves around two men, a cowboy and a nerdy college student named after their destination-Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) and Columbus (Jesse Eisenburg) as well as their survival story in a world infested with zombies. On the way to their final destination, they meet a pair of sisters (Emma Stone & Abigail Breslin) who cheats them of their truck and ammunition.

Other than the obligatory splatter scenes, there wasn’t a slightest bit of seriousness in Zombieland- it was all fun and goof with the four human survivors. I particularly loved the “32 Rules of Zombieland” that Columbus came up with to keep himself alive from the zombie infestation. Such as Rule #1 – Cardio which is self-explanatory. You have to have an excellent track record of cardio to outrun the zombicidal mania. However, some of the rules were frequently repeated throughout the movie.

Halfway through the survival flick, the movie became predictable because I was starting to figure out which ‘rules’ were being applied – such as Rule #4, the ‘Doubletap’, as Columbus said “one extra bullet to the head will prevent you from becoming a zombie happy meal.”

Overall, while not conforming to the usual standards of a zombie film, Zombieland manages to pull it off with witty one-liners and quirky characters. The pace was well thought out to poke fun at zombies and attempted to keep you glued to the screen. However, my partner did fall asleep halfway through the film. I suppose that was due to the repetition of certain scare elements. I am somebody with a low threshold for horror, but this was good for people like me, who may at times, need some gore and good humour at the same time! @

Rating: 3.5/5 popcorn!