It’s been about a decade since we visited Zombieland, and the principal four are all back, coping with both the evolving threats of the undead (as new types of creatures, some harder-to-kill than others) and their own internal tensions. But when they’re suddenly separated, a road trip to find one of their own leads to a few new surprises, not all zombie related.
Yeah, this is pretty much second-verse, same as the first. The four leads are still mostly pretty charming (although Jesse Einsenberg’s shtick is feeling a little tired) and there’s a few decent additions along the way, but as plotting goes this uses the road-movie structure as an excuse to throw ideas at the screen that wouldn’t really have the staying power to motivate a whole film but which could entertain for about five minutes. It does wind up being slightly less than the sum of its parts, but as amiable time wasters go it’s reasonable – though very much dependent on the charm of its cast and how you feel about hanging out with them a bit more.
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