Two weeks ago, I thought I was making the right decision when I left the theater midway through an advance screening of Zombieland so I could attend a New York Fashion Week party swarming with models. The following day I had interviews lined up with two of the film's stars, Woody Harrelson and Emma Stone, and I figured all I needed to see was the first hour of the film in order to pull them off. Don't get me wrong -- from what I saw, Zombieland was an intelligent, funny, and refreshing take on the overcooked zombie genre. But my guest to the screening (which also had Harrelson and his costar Jesse Eisenberg in the audience) was so adamant on experiening the singularly New York experience of a fashion party that I felt the need to indulge. Did that ever prove to be a mistake.
The next day, I got an e-mail from one of the film's press agents asking that no one spoil a big cameo in the film's second half. I won't reveal the cameo's identity here, but it didn't immediately strike me as someone who could pull off a legendary surprise appearance. Wrong again. Early reviews from Zombieland are in, and by the sound of it, the cameo is indeed going to be legendary, and some say worth the price of admission alone. And now, my curiosity is killing me. Seeing Bar Rafaeli in the flesh was not nearly as exciting as this sounds like it would have been. Here's a collection of some of the hype to get you excited for October 2, when Zombieland is unleashed.
/Flim: "The most talked about sequence in the film, which I will not spoil in this review, features one of the best and most unforgettable cameos of the last decade. I encourage you to avoid talking to anyone who has seen this film, until you are able to see it for yourself. This cameo is worth the price of admission alone."
CHUD: "There's also a secret cameo in the film - hell, cameo doesn't even do it justice. It's an amazing sequence that works like magic and that, even though it comes towards the end of the second act, really gels the movie together tonally. It's a sequence that defines what Zombieland is and what it's trying to do, and it sums up why I like this film so much. It's a bummer that I can't talk about it."
HitFix: "The film has some really great surprises in it, and I'm not even going to hint at what they are. If you're interested in the film, don't read spoilers. Don't go to any site that might spoil it for you accidentally. The audience I saw the film with was taken aback completely, and the delight that washed over the crowd as one particular set piece unfolded was palpable. There was a point where I thought to myself, "You're really seeing this, it's really in a movie and there really is a major studio releasing it.""
Spoiler Alert: Variety's review stupidly reveals the cameo for everyone.


Responses to Surprise 'Zombieland' Cameo Spoiler Alert