Zombieland

Zombieland supposes a world where Mad Cow disease has mutated to the point where most of humanity has been turned into a bunch of rotting, incoherent, flesh craving creatures. If this sounds like fun, well, it is. Woody Harrelson plays a good ole' boy zombie killer, who hooks up with Jessie Eisenberg, essentially playing his same character from Adventureland, except for the zombie killer part. He packs a shotgun, and a whole series of rules that he follows in order to stay alive. One rule that's especially prescient: keep those extra pounds off, you'll need to run fast. These two mismatched killers eventually meet up with Abigail Breslin and Emma Stone, two con artists, and they decide to travel together to LA to an amusement park that they've heard is a zombie free zone. Someone here must like like the "Vacation" movies. Woody's character is also looking for what could be the last box of Twinkies, and Jesse is just looking for some familial attachment, which he never felt from his real family. Along the way there's plenty of killing and destruction: and one amazing cameo. Zombieland, although not quite as good as Shaun of the Dead, still makes for a fine spoof, with a few genuine thrills thrown in.

Rating - 3 Stars