Directed by Marc Foster
Starring Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane
Disclaimer:
Before you get mad about my review keep in mind that I DIDN'T READ THE BOOK! All compliments and critiques are focused on the film. Thank you :)
Rating: 6/10
World War Z, yet another zombie movie. It seems as though these movies are coming out faster than new Simpsons seasons (and that, is saying something.) But, usually even the bad zombie movies are pretty enjoyable, right? So, I went into this open minded and I have to say I am a bit conflicted. There were a lot of things wrong with this movie, but the were also some things that I really liked about it.The film is about an ex-army soldier, marine type person, Gerry Lane. One morning while he and his wife are busy dropping off their two daughters at school, the zombie apocalypse breaks out. After escaping the zombies Gerry contacts his military friend who then arranges to air-lift him and his family to a aircraft carrier in the middle of the ocean. In order for Gerry to keep his family on the ship he has to travel all over the globe trying and find out how the outbreak started. As time goes by he finds out more and more about virus and it's weaknesses but will he be able to save the world?
Ok, first off I have to talk about the zombies, I mean all of us want nothing more than to see some badass zombies, and I have to say that these zombies are pretty ferocious and freaking terrifying. If you thought the zombies in 28 days later were bad you haven't seen anything yet. These ones don't only run but they sprint, jump and kinda work together. The only downside was that a lot of the scenes containing a mass amount of zombies, they used CG instead of actual people, which does take you out of the story (especially since the "real" zombies looked really cool.)
I really liked the beginning of the movie (even though it has been done a million times before.)The problems start after they are saved. When Gerry leaves the ship you almost never get to see his family again. This made them seen really useless. They are also never in real danger so it doesn't seen as though Gerry "needs" to get back to them.
A big plot-point,which I really liked, is that Gerry has to travel all over the world in search for answers. In most of zombie movies the story plays out in a very secluded area or city but not in World War Z. You get to see how different parts of the world are busy coping with the outbreak. There is however also a down-side to him hopping from place to place, they seemed to kinda "rush" each different city.
Finally, I want to speak about the "end" of the movie. I loved the fact that if you pay attention you will see things throughout the movie that make you go, "hmmmm, why did that happen?" and in the end it all ties in, it was unique and an interesting idea.
All in all World War Z was a zombie movie which had the potential to be amazing and had some very interesting ideas, sadly it kinda missed the mark...
Rating: 6/10
