To be honest from the trailers of this film I thought this looked like a bit of a whacky silly comedy, which normally I don’t really go for, but thought I’d give it a chance having heard a few good things about it. From the extras on the Bluray disc it claims to be something “new”, a comedy film about zombies “which has never been done before” – obviously our American friends didn’t see Sean of the Dead, which this certainly isn’t.
However, I very much enjoyed this film, unlike Sean of the Dead, we don't see too much of Zombies themselves, we mainly get the relationship between Columbus played by Jesse Eisenberg, a wimp, who has managed to stay alive by strictly sticking to certain rules, and Tallahassee, Woody Harrelson, a hard case cowboy like character, who loves killing Zombies. This is a road trip / buddy movie, which just so happens to be set during a time where most of the world is zombiefied. This does make it different from all the other zombie movies I’ve seen, and it is very well executed.
The other characters we focus on are Wichita , played by the sassy Emma Stone, and Little Rock
The performances are all spot on, baring a few parts where Breslin seems a bit false, which is disappointing from the talented young actress who played the tilte role in Little Miss Sunshine, (which is a fantastic film) and the little girl in Signs. Jesse Eisenberg plays the lead very well, and although his style is very similar to Michael Cera, they are almost completely interchangeable, I think Eisenberg just has the edge over Cera, adding a touch more believability to his character. Woody Harrelson is equally brilliant as expected, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the film was written with him in mind, as Tallahasse suits him perfectly.
So very good film, not fantastic, but I recommend at least renting it, you certainly won’t be disappointed – 7 out of 10.
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