Zombieland 2019

      One long decade after the post-apocalyptic events in Zombieland 2009, there is a resilient quartet of survivors.  The tough-as-nails zombie exterminator, Tallahassee; his rule-making comrade, Columbus; the free-spirited huntress, Wichita and her younger sister, Little Rock, find themselves living in the now-derelict White House.  In a rabid world still overrun by multitudes of walking dead and mutated strains of evolved animated corpses, a premeditated separation will send the team back to square one.  They will be searching, once more, for the promised land.  Now, all hope rests on Babylon, an entirely organic commune of blissful vegetarian pacifists who love to party.  Is this the final end of the road?

     The story that Tallahassee tells in the hotel about his Elvis impersonation is the true story of how Woody Harrelson got into acting.  The Elvis Presley song "Burning Love" that is played during the end credits was performed by Woody Harrelson.  Jesse Eisenberg said that it was very difficult to keep a straight face while filming scenes with Zoey Deutch?  Director Ruben Fleischer said that he was inspired to make Zombieland (2009) after seeing Shaun of the Dead (2004).  The scene in Zombieland: Double Tap where Columbus and Tallahassee meet their 'counterparts' Albuquerque and Flagstaff may have been inspired by a scene in Shaun of the Dead?  Shaun's group of zombie apocalypse survivors meet another group that consists of remarkably similar characters?

     In keeping with its title, Zombieland is full of zombie violence, whether it's the zombies dispatching humans or being dispatched themselves.  Although much of the mayhem is played for laughs and the film's overall tone is lighthearted, there's tons of gore (shootings, bludgeonings, stabbings, flesh eating and more). Also, there are scary depictions of the end of the world.  Expect frequent strong language, some drinking and one scene of drug use.  3 1/2* (I liked this movie)  
    
99 min, Action directed by Ruben Fleischer and written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Dave Callaham with Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Zoey Deutch, Avan Jogia, Rosario Dawson, Luke Wilson, Thomas Middleditch, Victoria Hall, Victor Rivera, Ian Gregg, Devin Mojica, Rachel Luttrell.

Note:  Imdb 6.7* out of 108 with 143,999 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 89% with 257 critic reviews 86% with 250,000+ audience scores, Roger Ebert 2* Christy Lemire, CommonSenseMedia James Rocchi, 4* out of 5*, age 17+, 2* sex, 3* consumerism, drinking, drugs & smoking, 4* language, 5* violence.