It is one of the burning questions of the modern age: in the event of zombie holocaust, how can the human survivors protect themselves from becoming a walking buffet for the undead? Ruben Fleischer's gore-laden comedy proffers a few handy tips to stay one step ahead of the deadly carnivores. Striking an irreverent tone that echoes Shaun Of The Dead, Zombieland is a bloody and bloody hilarious jaunt through a futuristic America ravaged by a contagion that has metamorphosed all but the lucky few into flesh-chomping predators. The rules for survival are explained in the film's tongue-in-cheek opening section. Maintain cardio fitness because you'll spend a lot of time running away from predators and if you happen to tip the scales the wrong way, say your prayers because as the film's laconic hero explains, \"When the virus first struck, the first ones to go were the fatties.\" Always shoot zombies twice in the head (if George A Romero's pictures have taught us anything, the creatures have a nasty habit of springing back to life), check the back seat of your car for unexpected, teeth-gnashing passengers and avoid bathrooms. The last thing you want is to get caught, literally, with your pants down as a zombie crawl into the cubicle. Coulrophobic recluse Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), the deadpan narrator, has managed to survived thanks to his fear of anything that goes bump in the night. \"It would be nice to see a familiar face... or any face that doesn't have blood dripping from its lips and flesh between its teeth,\" he muses as he makes his way back home to see his family. En route, Columbus encounters gun-toting hard man Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), who takes delight in killing zombies with any implement that comes to hand. They join forces with two young survivors, Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), who are heading for the supposed sanctuary of an amusement park they recall fondly from childhood. A stop off in Hollywood, which is overrun by carnivorous predators, hungry for human blood, brings the quartet into contact with Bill Murray (playing himself), who has survived with the help of stage make-up. \"Do you have any regrets they ask the actor?\" asks one of the visitors. \"Garfield, maybe,\" replies Murray dryly. Zombieland is a blast, treating the slavering, flesh-eating hordes with utmost seriousness and allowing the laughs to build from the survivors' reaction to their hellish predicament. Columbus' offer to help his sexy neighbour (Amber Heard) leads to stomach-churning carnage. \"The first time I let a girl into my life and she tries to eat me!\" he rues. The final showdown at the amusement park makes the most of the location and its various rides. Scenes of zombies tucking into the innards of fallen prey are complimented by the survivors taking a baseball bat, a shotgun and even a sink to the heads of the marauding undead. Splatter and entrails drip off the camera lens at regular intervals. Eisenberg's droll scaredy-cat is a wonderful comic foil for Harrelson's goofball avenger, who is so moved at one point, he confides, \"I haven't cried like that since Titanic.\" Stone and Breslin pull their weight too, shooting a fair few zombies as they search for a safe haven. Murray's cameo brings the house down, leading Little Rock to ask who the actor is. \"I've never hit a kid before,\" replies Tallahassee in disgust, \"That's like asking, who's Gandhi?\" Needless to say Little Rock is a stranger to the history of colonial rule in India. Bill Murray is in exalted company.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>","fnc":"googleTrackerHelper.doTrackPage( '\/'Zombieland-film_options~17557'\/Reviews\/ViewAll\/1' );"}