Zombieland is a comedic take on the zombie genre and it has a fantastic start. Immediately, the film captures your attention as it introduces the character we would come to know as Columbus. He has a set of rules for surviving this zombie apocalypse and we get to see it in action. As he explains, America was overcome by a virus strain that ended up turning people into zombies. Within two months, the whole country was infected and he is one of the only survivors. Initially, he sets off for Columbus, Ohio (hence his name) to see whether his family survived and during this journey, he meets up with three other characters. While the opening is funny and the subtle humor continues through most of the film, the middle still feels bogged down. The characters (understandably) have trust issues, and they have to go through various ordeals to build up camaraderie. However, the reason to set up the climax was stupid. The characters, having survived thus far, should have known better than to do what they did. Overall, Zombieland is still an entertaining film that feels like a breath of fresh air in an ever increasing generic genre.
