My Take on Zombieland: Double Tap

Ah zombies. The world's favourite post apocalyptic scenario. Zombies seem to be the end of the natural world as we know it, and Zombieland: Double Tap doesn't stray away from that idea. Following on from its successful first movie, Zombieland, we get to see the main characters, Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), and what they have been up to as they've started their new life together, trying to make the best of the zombie apocalypse. Quickly however, "paradise" dissolves and another cross country adventure begins.

To me, Zombieland: Double Tap, was just a mirror image of the first movie, but it was from a carnival mirror. You know the type, the ones that make you laugh but ultimately aren't what you talk about when the night is over. The movie had its merits, the jokes were funny, the action was packed, but it just didn't sit right. While i found myself quoting and re-watching the first installment, I can't see myself doing it for this one. It's not as if the acting was bad, or the movie was too long, none of that. It was if they tried too hard. It's almost as if everyone who was involved all met for a beer, went "Remember that zombie movie we made 10 years ago? Let's make another one!" and everyone just agreed to it because they had nothing better to do.

If you were a massive fan of the first movie, you're not going to hate it (and it makes plenty of references to the first movie) but you're not going to leave feeling like they've done it justice by making a second.If you're looking for a movie to watch just because you want to go to the pictures, then probably skip over this one. While it had some good moments, at the end of the day Zombieland: Double Tap is a classic case of second movie syndrome and I am giving it 2/5 stumbling zombies. Zombieland: Double Tap is playing in all major theatres.

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