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Zombieland 2: Double Tap
6.5/10
10 years on from the first installment of Zombieland and the old gang of Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin are back for a long-awaited sequel. I wasn't mad about the first one, it had its moments but I really didn't realise that there was such an outcry for the second. Maybe some of the storylines were left unfulfilled. From the trailer, we know that they are now experienced zombie killers, slow-motion action and a hint of comedy is going to set the pace for this one. Let's get down to it and hopefully, it won't leave us feeling like a zombie.
The gang starts off in the White House and after a proposal from Eisenberg's character to Stones, the girls decide to leave in the middle of the night, knowing that commitment may not be their thing. It isn't long until Stone's character is ditched by her younger sister after she meets a hippie who wants to take her to a sanctuary called Babylon. She works her way back to the gents with some apologises and needing their help to track her down. With the introduction of Rosario Dawson, Luke Wilson and some odds and ends along the way, we finally make our way to Babylon, a place that doesn't allow guns but does love fireworks. Fireworks mean temptation and here come the zombies.
A massive plan to kill them all ensues, with plenty of comedic moments and before we know it, the gang is off on their next adventure, with Dawson's character now a love interest for Harrelson's tagging along.
Definitely not just another zombie movie, this one does rely on the humour that is brought about through situational comedy and one-liners. The good factor here is that everyone actually has their own type of humour. Whether that be from the sarcasm of Harrelson, the bumbling geek humour from Eisenberg, the seriousness of Stone and with Breslin, along with some newcomers, we have some absolute airheads and stupidity. With the different types of characters, sometimes it is hard to gel them together but every once in a while, they compliment each other in the movies and this was one of those occasions.
Yes, the storyline can be a tad predictable but this one takes a notch up as they evolve the zombies, bring in the new locations and even bring in another team which all have the same kind of relationship as our gang. It is carried through by hoping that the audience turns to laughter, crude or not. This could also be construed as a bad thing. It's almost like asking the audience to laugh at the same characters again for the same reasons. Maybe it was a struggle for the past 10 years on wondering where to take this franchise and at times, it was pretty decent but it's no show stopper and I very much doubt we would get a third.
The gang starts off in the White House and after a proposal from Eisenberg's character to Stones, the girls decide to leave in the middle of the night, knowing that commitment may not be their thing. It isn't long until Stone's character is ditched by her younger sister after she meets a hippie who wants to take her to a sanctuary called Babylon. She works her way back to the gents with some apologises and needing their help to track her down. With the introduction of Rosario Dawson, Luke Wilson and some odds and ends along the way, we finally make our way to Babylon, a place that doesn't allow guns but does love fireworks. Fireworks mean temptation and here come the zombies.
A massive plan to kill them all ensues, with plenty of comedic moments and before we know it, the gang is off on their next adventure, with Dawson's character now a love interest for Harrelson's tagging along.
Definitely not just another zombie movie, this one does rely on the humour that is brought about through situational comedy and one-liners. The good factor here is that everyone actually has their own type of humour. Whether that be from the sarcasm of Harrelson, the bumbling geek humour from Eisenberg, the seriousness of Stone and with Breslin, along with some newcomers, we have some absolute airheads and stupidity. With the different types of characters, sometimes it is hard to gel them together but every once in a while, they compliment each other in the movies and this was one of those occasions.
Yes, the storyline can be a tad predictable but this one takes a notch up as they evolve the zombies, bring in the new locations and even bring in another team which all have the same kind of relationship as our gang. It is carried through by hoping that the audience turns to laughter, crude or not. This could also be construed as a bad thing. It's almost like asking the audience to laugh at the same characters again for the same reasons. Maybe it was a struggle for the past 10 years on wondering where to take this franchise and at times, it was pretty decent but it's no show stopper and I very much doubt we would get a third.
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