This is the second time I watched this movie and let me tell you it definitely does not get better the more times you watch it. It is movie solely made to watch once with a couple of your buddies and then play Call Of Duty and forget about it.
The movie is acted well by most of the actors. Jesse Eiseberg plays a character that is ever so popular nowadays, a young white male who is smart but cannot get laid for the life of him. He acts his part well and overall is a good actor(see him in Adventureland a far superior comedy film). Woody Harrelson is a bad ass. He plays this character type well. Even when we see him in his emotional states it is believable so good job on that. The two girls in this film are alright. Not great but not terrible either. Big ups on getting a Bill Murray guest appearance. He was great in his little cameo and the guy rules!
There of course is some flat out hilarious scenes but of course there is going to be. The thing is that there is nothing beneath the surface of this movie. It's just a laugh and see it once because you'll get all the jokes the first time through. They barely break the surface on what could have been an even funnier movie.
The writing is what I find really lackluster. There was a bit of a stab at character development but for the most part it is just a gory, action, comedy but what can you expect I guess? The running gag of the Twinkie was seriously painful. It was good for the first bit but then just turned to the worst. When he finally gets one at the end you are are not really emotionally satisfied but I guess that is because you really have no emotional attachment to his character. Also the whole girls back stabbing them and then becoming friends then back stabbing them again was just boring and cliche. Movies do not have to stick to that same boring archetype that most comedies have.
All in all it truly is not too bad. I mean it's an okay way to spend ninety minutes(more than that and it would drag). I would suggest instead though, if you are in the mood for a zombie comedy rent Shaun Of The Dead because it is better written, more clever and just an overall better film.
71/100 C+
-Hutz
The movie is acted well by most of the actors. Jesse Eiseberg plays a character that is ever so popular nowadays, a young white male who is smart but cannot get laid for the life of him. He acts his part well and overall is a good actor(see him in Adventureland a far superior comedy film). Woody Harrelson is a bad ass. He plays this character type well. Even when we see him in his emotional states it is believable so good job on that. The two girls in this film are alright. Not great but not terrible either. Big ups on getting a Bill Murray guest appearance. He was great in his little cameo and the guy rules!
There of course is some flat out hilarious scenes but of course there is going to be. The thing is that there is nothing beneath the surface of this movie. It's just a laugh and see it once because you'll get all the jokes the first time through. They barely break the surface on what could have been an even funnier movie.
The writing is what I find really lackluster. There was a bit of a stab at character development but for the most part it is just a gory, action, comedy but what can you expect I guess? The running gag of the Twinkie was seriously painful. It was good for the first bit but then just turned to the worst. When he finally gets one at the end you are are not really emotionally satisfied but I guess that is because you really have no emotional attachment to his character. Also the whole girls back stabbing them and then becoming friends then back stabbing them again was just boring and cliche. Movies do not have to stick to that same boring archetype that most comedies have.
All in all it truly is not too bad. I mean it's an okay way to spend ninety minutes(more than that and it would drag). I would suggest instead though, if you are in the mood for a zombie comedy rent Shaun Of The Dead because it is better written, more clever and just an overall better film.
71/100 C+
-Hutz
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