Taking the trip to Zombieland

Before I begin this review I have to say I'm not a fan of the zombie genre, its something that doesn't really appeal to me so other than the Resident Evil films and Shaun of the Dead its that whole 'the majority of the population is a zombie except for a few lucky souls' thing they never explain how everyone in the world is a zombie except for that small group of normals.

That being said Zombieland is a really good film because it focuses more on the comedy than the actual running from the undead and the survivors (including Cheers and Natural Born Killers star Woody Harrelson, Superbad's Emma Stone and Little Miss Sunshine's Abigail Breslin) are more proactive when it comes to fighting off zombies and for the most part are one step ahead of the zombies thanks to narrator and nerd Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) and his 32 rules for avoiding becoming a zombie, including the 'double tap' (Rule #2) which involves making sure a zombie isn't going to get back up.

The film has a bit of a dodgy beginning it tends to jump to and from past, present and things which don't really have that much relevance to the overall plot, because of this there feels like the story has continued while the audience is watching the flashback and we rejoin the present and getting a recap of sorts. It also begins to falter towards the end before two of the characters fall into their old traits leading to the climax.

All the human characters are looking for something, while Columbus, Wichita (Stone) and Little Rock (Breslin) are looking for either family or a safe haven, Tallahassee (Harrelson) is after something much more sweeter than that akin to Shaun's quest in Shaun of the Dead.

While this is more of a comedy than a Zombie Horror flick, Zombieland still throws a few unexpected scares guaranteed to make you jump. Some of the jokes and events are a tad predictable but there are a few pleasant surprises (including a cameo from Bill Murray who plays himself) and the captions used to remind you the rules that Columbus has come up with often breaks the tension as the sort of become part of the scene.

Ultimately Zombieland is a good film it has just enough zombies in it to make any zombie fan happy and if your like me you'll enjoy the comedic value of these four survivors living and kicking zombie ass.