It’s strange that Paper Man is just now getting a theatrical trailer, considering it made the festival rounds mid-last year. Few have probably heard of the film, including myself, which is a shame. Jeff Daniels, Ryan Reynolds (in tights!), Emma Stone and Lisa Kudrow make for a lovely indie cast. I suppose Reynold’s turn as Captain Excellent was the formative experience needed to land the Green Lantern gig. From the trailer, Paper Man looks a lovely, charming film.
In a cutthroat world where luck is just as important as skill, only a few survive. And when every day is a struggle, the hope of finding some happiness along the way just seems unobtainable. Yet it’s this one simple, common goal — wanting to make it in a world that’s harsh and unforgiving — that unites a group of strangers. No, they’re not a bunch high school kids at a performing arts school. In Zombieland, they’re the sole survivors of the human race when everyone else is either dead or the living dead.
In the vein of the brilliant Sean of the Dead comes Zombieland, a wacky horror-comedy about a mismatched band of zombie apocalypse survivors. Woody Harrelson plays the suspiciously alert hick who is primed for an attack, while Michael Cera…shit, I mean Jesse Einsenberg portrays an introverted nerd whose paranoia and overly cautious nature comes in [...]