Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

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'Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse'

Zombies have overtaken our televisions and our multiplexes, either as straight-up horror films, comedies or hybrids of the two. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse seems decidedly in the latter camp, but just how funny will director Christopher Landon’s flick be with old-school support from Cloris Leachman and comedic everyman David Koechner backing up a new-school dude like Tye Sheridan who has proven to be a far more dependable dramatic player than someone most likely to save the world while wearing a bunch of merit badges? (Opens wide Friday) (R) Not screened in time for review