Emma Stone is an
Academy Award winner. Abaigail Breslin is no longer a kid. Woody Harrelson and
Jesse Eisenberg – let’s just say that Harrelson still brings his everything in
every movie he’s casted in, and Eisenberg continues to concentrate in playing,
as Richard Roeper describes, “fast-talking geeks trying to keep up with their
mile-a-minute brains.”
People have also been
obsessed with zombie movies and TV shows, including that handful of satirical
ones. This makes it very difficult for “Zombieland: Double Tap” to create
something fresh and new – and honestly, the task is rarely seen. Roeper said, “Save
for a few moments of brain-splattering inspiration here and there, much of this
tale has a “been there, killed that” vibe. Even some of the zombies look like
they’re going through the motions.”
Roeper continued, “And
yet “Double Tap” just made it over the fence from two and a half to three stars
in my book, mostly because of how much fun it is to see the four stars from the
original reunited onscreen as a dysfunctional family of sorts who are so
consumed with working through their various issues, the zombies are often
nothing more than annoying distractions.” Everyone kills it, but Emma Stone
particularly kills with a harshly perfected, funny and engaging performance as
the bellicose and sarcastic Wichita, who is fearless when it comes to killing
zombies, but scared when it comes to making a commitment to settling down.
We continue the story
in real time, a decade after what happened in the original film, with hordes of
zombies still on the loose while a small group of humans do everything they can
to survive.
Jesse Eisenberg’s
Columbus, Woody Harrelson’s Tallahassee, Emma Stone’s Wichita and Abigail
Breslin’s Little Rock are living comfortably and safely in the White House,
with Columbus telling the audience in voice-over narration it’s the happiest he’s
ever been, including before the zombie apocalypse. He’s madly in love with
Wichita, while the serious Tallahassee has really become like a father figure
to Little Rock.
However, Columbus isn’t
the only one who is impatient. Tallahassee really wants to go out on his own
again. Little Rock has just turned 18 and really wants to leave the nest and be
with someone her own age. Wichita feels trapped with Columbus, especially after
he proposes to her.
Wichita and Little Rock
leave in the middle of the night. Columbus and Tallahassee go out to find them.
Roeper said, “We’re back on the road, which means an influx of cheerfully
gruesome zombie-kill moments, self-referential pop culture comedy, and new
supporting characters, including Rosario Dawson as a strong survivor and
potential love interest for Tallahassee; Luke Wilson and Thomas Middleditch as
zombie-hunting partners who are almost mirror images of Tallahassee and
Columbus, and Zoey Deutch as Madison, a stereotypical idiot blonde straight out
of a Z-grade mid-1980s rip-off of “Valley Girl.””
Every time Madison
appears, we’re really cheering for the zombies.
Spoiler alert: When the
movie ends, you’ll want to stay for a mid-credit and post-credit scene with
Bill Murray.
That’s all I’ll say. If
you’re a fan of the first movie, then you’ll want to see the sequel. You’ll
have a nice, fun, enjoyable, laughing time watching it. It may not be as good
as the first, but I say it’s definitely one to see around Halloween day. Make
sure to check it out because you will love it.
Happy Halloween everyone! I hope that everyone enjoyed my reviews and hopefully all of you have seen the movies that I have recommended. Make sure to dress up in your costumes, go out and get as much candy, watch some Halloween related movies, and overall, just have a fun, safe time out there tonight.
Stay tuned tomorrow for
when I pick back up with my Friday reviews for next month.
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