Zombieland
2009
**½
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard, Bill Murray
A young man on the way to Columbus, Ohio has survived the zombie apocalypse by following a strict set of rules. Things get more complicated when he is joined by three other survivors, a middle-aged man and two young sisters. Any zombie comedy has a massive hurdle to overcome, namely Shaun of the Dead, which is just about perfect in every way. Ruben Fleischer's directorial debut, which was scripted by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, is delightfully short but forgettable. It offers a slight twist on the old formula, but it features uninteresting characters, and not once did I feel like they were in actual danger. Followed by a 2019 sequel Zombieland: Double Tap.
