Review of Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) by Theredsky — 21 Oct 2019

Zombieland from 2009 is a good movie that is thoroughly entertaining. So how does the sequel stand up to the original. Eh, it’s okay. It’s entertaining but you will probably forget about it after you see it.

The film unfortunately feels way too familiar to the first to the point where you feel like it’s almost a copy of the original which is unfortunate because there are some interesting new elements that they added to the film.

One of those elements would be the zombie types. It’s a cool idea but it doesn’t go anywhere. There are two moments with the zombie types that are pretty funny but that’s about it. I liked Luke Wilson and Thomas Middleditch’s characters but they are only there for about 5 minutes and then they are gone.

Those two are the only new characters I enjoyed. I found Zoey Deutch’s character to be incredibly annoying. I know that’s what the film was going for but she was just way too annoying. The humor was hit or miss for me.

I found some of the jokes to be pretty funny while others I thought were terrible. The first Zombieland was definitely much funnier but this film does have a hilarious post credit scene with a celebrity.

The one aspect that holds this film up high would be the acting and chemistry between Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin. Just from their performance and chemistry alone, you can tell that they really wanted to make this sequel.

Double Tap definitely feels like a Zombieland movie even if it’s a tad bit familiar. As I said earlier, 50 percent of the jokes are pretty funny. They have a segment that comes into play 2 or 3 times called Zombie Kill of the Year that is hilarious.

Some of the segments in the film are really good. The opening sequence is brilliant. It’s the main characters battling zombies in front of The White House with Metallica’s Master of Puppets playing and it’s fantastic.

Another segment would be a zombie attack scene in an Elvis themed hotel. It’s not a one shot take but it’s made to look like one but it’s great and creative which is definitely what the film needed.

Double Tap is much more gory than its 2009 counterpart which is used for mostly comedic value which works most of the time. Overall, Zombieland: Double Tap has great acting and chemistry from the leads and some hilarious moments but it is a little too familiar to its 2009 counterpart and is mostly forgettable.

I give Zombieland: Double Tap a 6/10.