Zombieland is the rare movie that tackles the horror genre with a comedic slant, but it’s even rarer in that it actually succeeds quite well in its effort to make you laugh in spite of the scariness of what you see on the screen.
Obviously, we have to thank the screenwriters for a well written and original script that maintains the balance between funny and stupid while giving us four characters with whom we can all identify.
Jesse Eisenberg (recently shining in The Social Network and a likely Best Actor Oscar nominee for it) is the lone geek trying to reach his parents by strictly following a set of self-created rules. Woody Harrelson is the tough guy bent on terminating as many zombies as possible while trying to find some of his favorite junk food. Emma Stone (who recently headlined the very funny Easy A) plays the protective big sister to Abigail Breslin (Best Supporting Actress nominee for Little Miss Sunshine), who just wants to go have some fun at an amusement park.
From that incipit, one wouldn’t think the end result would be very funny, but it actually is pretty good.
Grade: 8
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