Zombieland Review

"Zombieland" is a film about a world where a crazy virus that turns humans into zombies has taken over the globe. Before I watched this film, I had very low expectations for the quality of this movie. I was very surprised. This film is very captivating, uses humor well, and creates great character relationships.

This film is very captivating because at every given second of the movie, the viewer is expecting a human-hungry zombie to jump out and start attacking. There are moments earlier in the film where zombies surprise the main characters, and this sets the tempo for the rest of the movie. I was captivated and on the edge of my seat for a large portion of the movie because I kept expecting an oncoming attack. This approach allows the audience to be attentive at all times throughout the plotline.

The humor is used very well within this film. Everything from well placed one-liners, a hardened zombie-killer who has a weakness for twinkies, and the accidental killing of Bill Murray works together to create a funny view. The humor, however, does not overwhelm the danger of the zombies. Although jokes are made about the evil creatures that are in pursuit of the main characters, the plot still allows for tense moments to arise to keep the audience on their seats.

The film does a great job of establishing lovable relationships between characters within a ninety minute feature. The main four characters slightly dislike one another when they first meet, but they slowly begin to form lasting bonds with each other. This is fueled by humorous scenes where the main four joke around with each other. In the end, the gruff, zombie killer establishes a "father-like" bond with the young girl played by Abigail Breslin, and the nerdy college student establishes a romantic bond with the cute older girl. This makes the audience root for the main characters even more while they continue their fight against the zombie menace.

"Zombieland" was a great view. The captivizing nature of the film, humor, and character relationships add different elements to this film that makes it entertaining for many different types of movie-goers.