STARRING: Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland); Woody Harrelson (No Country for Old Men); Emma Stone (Superbad); Abigail Breslin (My Sister’s Keeper)DIRECTOR: Ruben Fleischer (newcomer)
WRITER: Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Joe Schmo Show)
PLOT: Less than a handful of virus-survivors band together to take on the world that is overrun by zombies.
FIVE OBSERVATIONS
4 Rule #6: Travel in a Group Talk a about a fun cast. This rag tag group of zombie killers make this film a treat to watch. Eisenberg is wonderfully awkward. Harrelson plays it cool. Stone and Breslin shine as sisterly con artists. Perfect comic timing on all counts; and great use of sarcasm.
4 Rule #32: Enjoy the Little Things Eisenberg’s character narrates the tale but also gives helpful zombie surviving tips with his list of rules. Just the way the titles appear on the screen add to the fun. It made this dark, dark comedy, kind of like Shaun of the Dead. Not bad company to be in.
4 Rule #19 Blend In I don’t want to spoil the cameo but it was fun to see this certain actor again. I love his apology. Some great scenes.
4 Rule #22: Plan Your Escape I don’t like that a couple of group members make a stupid mistake. They have survived this long, why would you want to attract the zombies’ attention to the pretty lights? Little too dumb at that point.
4 Rule #5: No Attachments The zombie are a little gross to look at. Not a big fan of watching that much spitting blood. It reminded me of the 28 Days Later zombies. Don’t know if that was the intention.
RECOMMENDATION
Wait for DVD
(Fun to watch with a group
of people making comments)
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