A virus outbreak that
turns people into vicious killers quickly traverses the globe and in order to
ensure that his family is protected former United Nations representative Gerry
Lane (Brad Pitt) must return to the field and search for the origin of the
virus.
World War Z
immediately throws the viewer into the heart of the action as a seemingly
ordinary day descends into a fight for survival for the Lane family.
Following
the explosive opening sequence (partly filmed in my home city of Glasgow) we
are off on a round-the-world trip with Lane as he looks for clues to explain
what the virus is and how it can be combated.
It seems that reports
of re-shoots, re-edits, arguments and studio interference may have put people of
this unnecessarily. Regardless of how the movie came to be in its finished state
there is no doubt that this is the best zombie film since the brilliant 28 Days
Later.
The undead featured
here are like a pack of hungry wolves and even move like them on occasion. Pitt
is as charismatic as ever as the determined investigator and the supporting cast
(including The Killing’s Marielle Enos) all perform well, even the
zombies!
World War Z is an
action-fest with cool zombies and a bona-fide superstar getting right in the
middle of it. What more could you ask for? A bit more emotion
maybe.
Check it out in
cinemas now.
Ric’s Rating: Highly
Recommended.
I saw it this weekend and reviewed it today. I had a couple issues with the film but enjoyed it overall. Some of the scenes were really chilling.
ReplyDeleteI'll have a look soon Alex.
ReplyDeleteHey Ric! Thanks for the review. I think I'm convinced. I was wondering if they had to tone it down too much while trying to avoid it being rated R. I'm going to go see what Alex thought also.
ReplyDeleteGreat review Ric. Impressive and fun, but not as a good as it’s first 20 minutes promised.
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