There's just nothing like a good flesh-eating zombie movie to make you feel rejuvenated.

"Zombieland" just made me glad to be alive. Oh, and it made me laugh myself almost sick along the way.

I've always said flesh-eating zombie movies are a cure for the blues or whatever else ails you. Why? Because your girl/guy may have dumped you, your bank account and/or your vehicle may be on empty and the boss might be snarling at you.

But are you being pursued by flesh-eating zombies? No. So think about it: Can things really be all that bad?

Like "Sean of the Dead," "Zombieland" is a comedy that takes its zombies seriously. It's clever, full of action and hilarity, and it's even poignant in some scenes. It's a road-trip movie, too.

Oh, one thing it is not is for kids. It's only for grownups because it's full of R-rated violence and gore.

The star is Jesse Eisenberg ("Adventureland" and "The Squid and the Whale"), a nervous, skinny, neurotic young guy who frequently (at least among some folks I know) is mistaken for Michael Cera, another actor who plays nervous, skinny, neurotic types. (He starred in "Juno.")

Jesse's character of Columbus (people call each other by the name of their hometown in Zombieland) may be nervous, but that has helped keep him alive after nearly everyone else has been killed by zombies. You don't get much of an explanation, but that's OK. This is a film that knows its audience, realizes its audience knows what zombies are and what you must do to kill them, and then moves right along.

Columbus is a solo act who never had any friends anyway - he was always a loner. He has survived because he has planned out 31 rules that he rigidly follows in order to stay alive, from the "double tap" to "Don't be a hero." He happens upon tough-talking, gun-toting Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) and they team up. As a duo, they run into two girls, Wichita (Emma Stone, "Superbad") and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin, "My Sister's Keeper" and "Little Miss Sunshine") who keep them guessing.

There's romance, witty dark humor, blood galore and one of the funniest cameos you'll ever see in "Zombieland."

Better start shambling on out to this one because it's destined to be a cult classic.