World War Z Movie Review

First of all, I have to say that I’m a fan of good Zombie movies, and by good, I mean of the calibre of Dawn of the Dead ( as well as the subsequent remake), the Quarantine Series, REC series (the original Spanish versions as well as their western remakes) and Zombie Apocalypse.

So it was with great anticipation that I looked forward to the world’s first big budget Zombie film starring my look-alike Brad Pitt.

The film was already attracting some controversy before filming was finished with rumours that the production was plagued (pardon the pun) with problems from script re-writes and budget blow-outs.

Speculation that it was going to be a dud, given that Zombie movies traditionally only have a niche following amongst hardened horror fans and little commercial appeal were perhaps a little premature.

By way of comparison, WWZ is perhaps in part, the movie that Contagion should’ve been.  Contagion was the so-called “realistic” 2011 pandemic film featuring Matt Damon where a flu-like virus ends up spreading like wildfire and killing people along the way.

The problem with Contagion however, is that it was as boring as all hell.

WWZ takes the same idea, but on steroids.

WWZ dispenses with the self-indulgent blood and guts typically associated with low-level Zombie movies and instead opts for dramatic action scenes where the infection spreads rapidly in crowded population centres from New York to Jerusalem.

From start to finish it doesn’t let up with some genuinely suspenseful scenes that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

If anything is slightly odd about this movie, it’s the way in which Brad Pitt, despite the madness and mayhem around him, manages to keep relatively calm throughout the entire show while everyone else is losing their heads (figuratively and literally speaking).

We saw it in normal D.

Three and a half stars.  Highly recommended…!!