DVD Review: Zombieland: Double Tap

Zombieland: Double Tap
[DVD Zombieland]

Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) came out ten years after the original, Zombieland (2009). This sequel returns the entire original quartet of zombie apocalypse survivors — Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin). In the years since the end of the first film, they’ve continued to travel, ending up residing in the White House for quite a while. For better or worse, they’ve become a dysfunctional family. But when Columbus tries to get Wichita to marry him, commitment-phobic Wichita hits the road with Little Rock, who’s looking to find another male human survivor for companionship.

The film becomes a road trip, with stops in Nashville, where Tallahassee briefly hooks up with a tough woman (Nevada) over a mutual love of Elvis, and Columbus connects with vapid mallrat Madison. There’s also amusing cameos from some recognizable faces as a pair of dopplegangers to Tallahassee and Columbus. Things all come to a head with the quartet eventually reunited in a peacenik commune, where a horde of zombies descends on the weaponless human survivors. It’s blood and guts and cursing and absurd humor, and it’s all way over-the-top. But if you liked the first Zombieland, you’ll definitely like this second one. The in-jokes about Columbus’ lists of “rules” for surviving the zombie apocalypse are hilarious.

If you can’t handle “R”-rated language and violence, this one definitely isn’t for you. And if you enjoyed Bill Murray’s part in the first film, and are disappointed that he’s not in this one (since our heroes accidentally killed him), never fear — check out the “extra features” on this DVD!

[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try the original 2009 Zombieland.]

[ Internet Movie Database entry for this film ] | [ official Zombieland: Double Tap web site ]

Recommended by Scott C.
Bennett Martin Public Library

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