Zombieland: Double Tap
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: October 18, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
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80
IGNSimon ThompsonOct 16, 2019
Zombieland: Double Tap is a riot, and a lot of that is due to Zoey Deutch and her character, Madison. While it doesn’t quite achieve classic status in its own right, when it comes to sequels that do the original film justice, it is up there. It’s worth the wait, your time and your money. Read full review
75
Original-CinJim SlotekOct 17, 2019
There isn’t a moment in Zombieland: Double Tap that takes itself the least bit seriously. The gags often seem made up as it goes along, but they have a high “hit” ratio and the looseness of the whole affair means there’s no pressure to impress. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperOct 17, 2019
They’re all terrific, but Emma Stone in particular kills with a sharply honed, funny and endearing performance as the battle-tested and cynical Wichita, who is fearless when it comes to taking on zombies, but terrified when it comes to fully committing to a human connection. Read full review
75
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiOct 17, 2019
Though the cast is a decade older, Zombieland: Double Tap is no less funny. Thanks to some new additions, it’s even more riotous. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleOct 16, 2019
Pure fun and worth seeing if you want to laugh. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenOct 16, 2019
The gore quotient is high in this one (lots and lots of exploding heads) and the one-liners flow freely. Bloody good fun, but not for the whole family. That R rating is well-earned. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattOct 16, 2019
For all the flying intestines and skulls that split open like past-due melons, Double Tap has another squishy organ at its center: a big, goofball heart. Read full review
75
TheWrapMonica CastilloOct 16, 2019
Zombieland: Double Tap continues the original’s cheeky tone and irreverent humor, while it also acknowledges that it’s a series a little out of place and time with the current political age. But if all you’re looking for is “Shaun of the Dead,” but American, then this is the movie for you. Read full review
70
The New York TimesA.O. ScottOct 16, 2019
Zombieland: Double Tap sets the bar low and steps easily over it, which makes it better than a lot of recent big-screen comedies. It doesn’t have much on its mind, but it isn’t completely brain-dead either. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeOct 16, 2019
Rounding up all the original's stars and throwing several more surviving human characters into the mix, the pic is plenty entertaining for those of us who, paradoxically, find zombies comforting in dark times. Read full review
67
ConsequenceJoe LipsettOct 17, 2019
Despite failing to offer much in the way of freshness or originality, fans of the original will still find this new adventure a suitable companion piece. If nothing else, Double Tap should help to raise the public awareness of Zoey Deutch’s greatness, which is reason enough for the film’s existence. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliOct 18, 2019
If you liked "Zombieland," you’ll probably like Zombieland: Double Tap, just not as much. It has some good laughs, although they don’t come as frequently. It has some clever moments, but not as many. And the character interaction is fun, at least most of the time. Read full review
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Sarah HagiOct 18, 2019
Double Tap tries to emulate the exact feelings of its predecessor, but the stakes aren’t anywhere close to high enough to warrant any real touching moments. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanOct 18, 2019
There’s a repetitive — but not necessarily redundant — quality to Zombieland: Double Tap, a violent, funny and satisfying sequel to the 2009 cult hit zombie comedy. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsOct 16, 2019
Everyone on screen is good enough to do this sort of thing in their sleep, which isn’t to say Harrelson, Eisenberg, Stone, Breslin and Deutch laze through the assignment. The first “Zombieland” remains director Fleischer’s best movie by a mile; this one acknowledges, brazenly, the familiarity of it all. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoOct 22, 2019
Zombieland: Double Tap winks and nudges its way through a long-time-coming sequel, but earns its survival badges when cracking wits around new casts of characters. Read full review
60
Rolling StonePeter TraversOct 18, 2019
Turns out a double dip of Zombieland goes down easy when you see it for the irresistible escapism it is. Read full review
60
CNNBrian LowryOct 18, 2019
A movie that offers gore, comedy and just plain silliness, but falls somewhat short of a complete meal. Read full review
60
VoxAlissa WilkinsonOct 17, 2019
As with most comedies, your mileage may vary wildly. It’s more of a celebration of its own existence than anything terribly fresh, but the jokes are solid and I laughed a lot, which I can’t say for most studio comedies of late. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfOct 16, 2019
Heroically, Double Tap’s new actors, rare though they are, save it from being completely brain-dead. Read full review
60
Total FilmNeil SmithOct 16, 2019
Gore and guffaws go hand in weapon-wielding hand in a belated follow-up that struggles to replicate the original’s winning formula. Read full review
60
EmpireChris Hewitt (1)Oct 16, 2019
It’s often enjoyable, occasionally very funny, and has an energy and verve sorely lacking from Fleischer’s last few films. So, while it’s simply, plainly, not as good as the first movie, Zombieland is no longer the odd one out on Fleischer’s CV. Read full review
58
IndieWireKate ErblandOct 16, 2019
Despite the good vibes and amiable callbacks to the previous film, “Zombieland: Double Tap” is only ever amusing when it’s breaking new ground. That just doesn’t happen nearly enough. Read full review
55
The VergeJesse HassengerOct 17, 2019
At times, Double Tap does recapture the original film’s tossed-off delights. It’s been revived with so many of the original actors and filmmakers for that express purpose. But this particular sequel suggests that in another 10 years, there won’t be much left to reanimate. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireOct 18, 2019
Zombieland: Double Tap is more of the same, but also much less. The cast is larger, the carnage is gnarlier and the comedy is even more meta than before. But while individual moments and action sequences might be amusing, the endeavor as a whole feels like a tepid retread. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenOct 16, 2019
As sequels go, Double Tap delivers the goods, but exists in a realm that feels more like a second serving than a new taste treat. It still tastes good, but nothing ever replicates the joy of the first bite. Just ask a zombie. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzOct 16, 2019
There are some funny bits and a welcome shot of new blood, but there’s not a lot of overwhelming evidence for this movie’s need to exist. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeOct 16, 2019
Unfortunately, the decade that passed between the two films was long enough for the approach to grow tiresome. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 16, 2019
Humor turns every kill into a sick punchline, and while the writers do a fine job of making them funny, like macabre cartoons in which Wile E. Coyote can rebound from unthinkable injuries, the movie’s tone negates a fundamental respect for human life. Read full review
42
The PlaylistCharles BarfieldOct 16, 2019
A repetitive, uninspired, and ultimately braindead sequel. Read full review
40
Paste MagazineDom SinacolaOct 17, 2019
The sequel feels compromised, lumped with easy lessons about family and community, piecemeal and cobbled together from bigger ideas and the ever-nagging intuition that the sell-by date on the franchise has long expired. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreOct 16, 2019
The sequel is a string of callbacks and remember-this moments that ask an awful lot of something whose charms and cultural impact were modest at best — a feature-length effort at congratulating the audience for having shown up for the original film a decade ago. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeOct 16, 2019
As dated as its slow-mo zombie-killing opening credits, at times Zombieland: Double Tap feels like it was made directly after the original yet carelessly forgotten about. It’s rushed and dusty, a film more belonging on Crackle than the big screen, more expensively budgeted than the first yet mostly creatively bankrupt. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyOct 16, 2019
Though it coasts on some wildly uneven star charisma, there’s nothing particularly objectionable about Double Tap, finally. It’s fine? It’s just a time-killer we didn’t much need, a decade after we hardly needed the first one. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 18, 2019
If Woody Harrelson can’t make Elvis jokes land, you know your movie’s in trouble. Read full review
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Chicago TribuneKatie WalshOct 16, 2019
It feels like any new ideas were jettisoned for the same old schtick. "Zombieland" may have helped to give birth to the zomb-aissance, but "Double Tap" just might be the kill shot. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeOct 16, 2019
Behind the self-awareness and the irony is merely a hollow emotional core, a lack of anything to say because saying something would require ambition rather than complacent winks and nods. Read full review
16
UproxxVince ManciniJan 2, 2020
Double Tap isn’t a worthwhile sequel, especially after a decade, but it’s certainly a number two. Read full review
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