Zombieland

 

Zombieland 2009

• Director: Ruben Fleischer
• Based on the novel: no
• Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard, Bill Murray
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Jesse Eisenberg – Night Moves, The Squid and the Whale
• Woody Harrelson – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, The Glass Castle, The Hunger Games x 4, 2012, Battle in Seattle, No Country for Old Men, A Scanner Darkly, A Prairie Home Companion, North Country, EdTV, The Thin Red Line, White Men Can’t Jump
• Emma Stone – The Favourite, La-La Land, The Help
• Abigail Breslin – Ender’s Game, August Osage County, Little Miss Sunshine
• Amber Heard – The Rum Diary, North Country
• Bill Murray – Moonrise Kingdom, Darjeeling Ltd, Broken Flowers, Lost in Translation, The Royal Tenenbaums, Hamlet, Cradle Will Rock, Rushmore, Ed Wood, Groundhog Day, What about Bob?, Ghostbusters, Tootsie
• Why? I like zombie films and I remember liking this one.
• Seen: Once before. Now 7 February 2021.

             Welcome to the United States of Zombieland. A virus (Covid 20???????) has transformed everybody into bloodthirsty zombies. Well, almost everybody. Survivors include:

1. Columbus (Eisenberg): a nerdy, multi-phobic, virginal loser
2. Tallahassee (Harrelson): a macho, ass-kicking, gun-toting, Twinkie-loving zombie killer
3. Wichita (Stone): a sharp, gutsy, fiercely protective, hustler big sister
4. Little Rock (Breslin): a streetwise, fast-talking, amusement park loving, hustler little sister.

        Their paths cross and off they go.

       Yes, it’s bloody, gory, funny, absurd, scary. And kind of sweet.

 4* of 5