Wednesday, July 3, 2013

World War Z (2013)

Also Known As: -
Year of first release: 2013
Director: Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace)
Actors: Brad Pitt (Fight Club, Snatch, Tree of Life), Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, Pierfrancesco Favino (Angels & Demons)
Country: USA
Genre: Action, Horror
Conditions of visioning: 01.07.2013, CINEMA theater, 3D
Synopsis: Former UN intelligence agent, Gerry (Pitt) will have to go back to his old life to save his family from a global Zombie outbreak.
Review: I may be fed up with Zombie movies, I wanted to see what could be done on this topic with a lot of money. It is indeed the most ambitious (meaning expensive and with known actors) Zombie movie ever, replacing Zombieland. Most of the money is probably concentrated on the salary of Brad Pitt, shooting on various locations around the globe, and special effects.
This is where the movie makes the difference: with lots of money you can really show a global zombie infestation, not only suggest it like it has to be done in any B-movie on the topic. 28 days later gave a good try at the fast undead invasion, and Dawn of the Dead continued, but here it went up one level: thousands of zombies ferociously climb on top of each other to reach the sumit of a 20-meters high fence, like ants. The Zombies turn in ten seconds, look dismembered and are very fast and scary.
Brad Pitt is his usual self and plays well. It looks like there was not enough money to afford another kown actor but that's OK, all the second role actors are good as well. What is to critisize about this movie is that the most important events in the Zombie outbreak always happen when the character of Brad Pitt is around, a bit like it does in 2012: the characters always escape death by one minute. Once is OK, but not too often. But if you manage to put this aside, then the movie is a lot of fun and scares.
Oh, and 3D is useless in this movie.
Rating: 7 /10

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