Friday, October 2, 2009

Zombies Everywhere.

Ohh yeah, Woody Harrelson is a bad-ass.

I am not sure how to start this review, so I figured the above statement was appropriate.

Zombieland is exactly what the previews made it out to be. Some virus infects people and then a great majority of the population become flesh eating Zombies.

The story line has you follow this square kid and watch him go through the troubles of survival. Along the way he meets Harrelson, and he plays the bad-ass you want him to be. Other than that, there really isn't much to story line.

The acting is really good though. Did I mention Harrelson is a bad-ass? Jesse Eisenberg plays the same roll he did in Adventureland, and he plays that role pretty well. Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin are supposed to be sisters, but they really don't do so well at making me believe that. There is a fake sense of love there, but Harrelson and Eisenberg steal the show so it really isn't that bad.

The set of this movie couldn't have been any better. They really nailed the costumes and the scenery. If such events were actually do to take place, I am sure it would like the what the film portrayed. Very well done.

However, two things really hurt this movie in my opinion. The previews show to many favorable parts so as one approaches, you already know what to expect. My second issue is with the dialog. It seemed like they were trying to go for witty punchlines, but they tried to hard. You know what I mean. We all know the guy who is trying to be cool, but he tries so hard it is freaking annoying. The dialog is that guy.

I thought the movie was funny, but it could have been a lot more funnier if the two issues mentioned weren't a problem. Since that is the case, this film gets an orgy out of a cherry pit (4 out of 5).

Birddogger out.

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