The story…
The movie opens up with Columbus (the main character played by Jessie Eisenberg) telling you about a horific disease that has spread across the world turning people who are bitten by those who are infected into zombies. Very few people people are left who are unaffected. Columbus explains that there are several rules that you must use to survive in Zombieland (what he now calls the U.S.). The rules add to the comedic nature of the film such as the “Double Tap” or “Wear your seatbelt” rules. Columbus being a very phobic person has survived partially because he has no friends and no loved ones around him.
Columbus while being on the way to Columbus, OH (yes, they are given names by other people according to what city they are going to avoid becoming attached to one another) runs into a rather redneck Tallahassee driving a rather “beefed” up, Dale Earnhardt painted car. We learn that Tallahassee is a big twinkie lover and it is his goal to find all the twinkies he can before they expire. This unlikely pair teams up and makes their way east. (I’d of course go into further detail, but the rest of the movie would be funnier left unsaid)
The verdict…
Zombieland is an extremely funny (and comically gorey) movie. Tallahassee’s sick humor along with the ever scared Columbus makes the movie a extremely enjoyable experience. Adding random zombies and a special celebrity cameo only make the film’s hilarity unbearable. It’s a great movie and is still funny the second and third viewing.
Hrothmund’s Rating: *****/5
