Continuamos hablando de zombis en el blog y esta vez le toca el turno a la recién estrenada “Bienvenidos a Zombieland”, una película de tonterías en el sentido estricto de la palabra en la que introducen a los zombis como elemento secundario.
The film begins by presenting us with credits one by one the rules that must be followed to survive in a world full of zombies. It makes my girlfriend turn her head and look at me with hatred when the first zombie enters the scene with a bloody face eating an arm: I had told her that it was a love movie and I have never been so close to becoming zombie based on hosts.
After this entertaining introduction, the film introduces us to Wright, the protagonist, who proves one after another that all the rules of survival make sense: not being fat, putting on a seat belt when riding in a car, always looking in the back seat, etc. The beginning of the film is remarkable, it is funny, and many zombies appear, therefore it fulfills its purpose.
However, from here and after the introduction of the rest of the characters (two children to attract the largest spectrum of horny teenagers to the film and the rarely funny Woody Harrelson), it seems that the scriptwriters completely forget that they had sold a zombie movie, because practically their hair is not seen again until the absurd final stretch. The only thing that happens during the middle part of the film is a chain of situations that could well have appeared in American Pie and also where it is intended to add a sentimental touch.
Although this middle part of the film becomes heavy, we cannot talk about it without mentioning the masterful shots in which Bill Murray takes center stage playing himself, because it is without a doubt one of the best moments of the film (Ghostbusters power).
The final stretch tries to overcome the boring scenes that precede it, but it seems that the scriptwriters had an ERE before finishing their work, because things happen that make no sense (like throwing a Hummer into the sea instead of hitting the brakes hard) and that zombies are only good for running.
In short, Welcome to Zombieland is an entertaining movie at times, but it doesn’t even come close to what may have been its inspiration: Zombies Party, the latter with much more intelligent (English) humor.