Zombieland Double Tap (2019)

It's been so long I had forgotten how much of a hipster bro sracasmfest the first Zombieland was. Movies that exists just to be a series of snarks just aren't my jam. I get that other people like them but they just aren't for me. But about 5 minutes into Double Tap I was reminded and settled in for a long  93 minutes of eyerolling.

There is just the barest of plots and no subtext whatsoever. The film right up admits the Zombie genre has been over-saturated and that they aren't really going to do anything new with it. Instead it's just a bunch of inside jokes. Isn't it hilarious they found actors who do great Eisenberg and Harrelson impressions. That joke goes on for a while. Irreverence is great in small doses but when you craft a whole movie around it it gets tired really fast.

So Woody Harrelson is playing a stereotyped version of who everyone thinks Woody Harrelson is. Jesse Eisenberg plays a stereotyped version of who everyone thinks he is. Emma Stone plays... well you get the picture. This isn't a film it's a bunch of buddies getting together and goofing off. Movies like that always bore me and Double Tap is no exception. Even the appearance of one of my favourites, Rosario Dawson (who happens to play a fairly stereotyped version of who everything thinks Rosario Dawson is) doesn't save the film for me.

So if the first Zombieland is your jam then go knock yourself out laughing at how cool you are. I'll go find something just a tad more sincere and satisfying.

Zombieland Double Tap
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Rosario Dawson, Zoey Deutch, Avan Jogia, Luke Wilson, Thomas Middleditch
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Writers: Rhett Reece, Paul Wernick, Dave Callaham