A couple of months have passed since mad cow disease had mutated into making people zombies. A young man going by the identity, Columbus (since survivors are strongly encouraged to use their cities of origins as their identities instead of their real names), talks about how disastrous and dangerous life is now thanks to the majority of people turning into zombies. He goes over different rules to follow in order to survive.

He is traveling from Austin, Texas to Columbus, Ohio, to visit his parents. On the way he meets a middle-aged man going by the identity, Tallahassee. Tallahassee will gladly give Columbus a ride in his car.

At some point, Columbus decides to stop in his apartment. He runs into his neighbor, 406, who is also in love with him. The poor young woman is very stressed out. So, Columbus comforts her and even lets her fall asleep on his shoulder.

However, Columbus wakes up later, and can’t find 406. Unfortunately, she has transformed into a zombie and tries to attack Columbus. As much as he doesn’t want to, Columbus has to hide from 406, and then beat her to defend himself.

The next day, Columbus and Tallahassee meet these 2 con artist sisters. There is Wichita, a young woman whom Columbus develops feelings for. And then there’s her 12-year-old sister, Little Rock. They steal some weapons, but use it effectively to kill off some zombies.

Later, everyone decides to destroy various items in an abandoned store. Wichita and Little Rock also reveal that there is an amusement park in Los Angeles that is apparently free of any zombies.

In addition, Columbus discovers that his hometown has been destroyed. Therefore, his parents are likely dead.

Nevertheless, the group takes their journey toward Los Angeles. They even meet Bill Murray, who is disguised as a zombie, but not infected. However, Columbus accidentally kills him.

Once everyone finally arrives at the amusement park, Playland, they turn on all the lights everywhere – only to attract lots of zombies. But can they still survive?

Despite being interested in zombie lore and learning about it, this movie portrayed them in a way that was too gruesome. There was a lot of blood and even vomiting from the zombies. I covered up too many parts because they grossed me out.

Yes, this movie is rated R – and not just for blood and gore, but also for strong language. But I wasn’t expecting it to be too revolting for me.

On the bright side, it was not very scary. Rather, it was light-hearted, because it is classified as a horror-comedy. But on this blog, I catergorize it as a paranormal movie.

I also found it clever that the characters used their cities of origins as their identities instead of their real names. It was a unique and creative approach to worldbuilding.

But overall, Zombieland didn’t exactly work out for me. If it hadn’t been so bloody and gross, I might have actually enjoyed it.

I give this film 2.5 out of 5 stars.