RATING:


“Zombieland” takes a bite out of the traditional zombie genre and makes as many jokes as it does headshots.

The plot is your typical zombie flick scenario: the undead wander around looking for fresh flesh to eat while a group of survivors fight for their lives with shotguns and an endless supply of ammunition. But this is anything but your run of the mill zombie movie.

Columbus, played by Jesse Eisenberg (“Adventureland”), is an unlikely survivor who has been making it on his own by being over-prepared and adhering to a list of rules that would make Max Brooks proud. He quickly joins forces with Woody Harrelson, who plays Tallahasse, a man obsessed with killing as many zombies as he can and driven to find the world’s last stash of Twinkies. Their paths cross with a pair of untrusting sisters played by Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin.

This movie is a perfect mix of horror and comedy. If you walk in expecting to see a George Romero film, you will be disappointed by the lack of zombies. Even though this is the funniest movie I have seen in a long time, there is still loads of zombie-blasting fun.

The humor is dry, dark and constantly making fun of pop culture, whether it’s 13-year-old Breslin explaining Hannah Montana to Harrelson or Eisenberg saying the best thing about Zombieland is no more Facebook statuses.

Some of the zombie kills rely on the gross-out factor, while some rely on crazy and creative maneuvers. All are ridiculously fun.

The action takes a hilarious break when the four survivors decide to crash at a comedy legend’s mansion, which leads to the best celebrity cameo in years.

“Zombieland” is one of the funniest movies that Hollywood has cranked out in years, and the best zombie flick that has been released in a really long time. If you don’t enjoy this film, your sense of humor is dead (or undead.)

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