Not terrible but not worth a trip to the theatre

Rating: 5/10 (23 June 2013)

I have not read the book but I am an avid horror fan and heard (like many of you) that the book was great. That being said I was excited to see the movie and was promptly let down and left with a feeling of meh...
I can forgive the clichÃ© virus that instantaneously infects people that seems to rampant in modern "zombie" movies, but this is one of the reasons why this movie does not separate itself from its predecessors. Again, the main character's family is dead weight and often leads the Gerry into trouble. I could not even foster any emotional attachment to any besides Gerry because they pretty much do nothing except whine and shriek. What also bothered me is how predictable everything was. Besides seeing all the exciting scenes in the trailer, all the zombie attacks were triggered by some idiot(s) who make noise or do something stupid. My biggest problem was the title. Why call it World War Z which invokes the imagery of an exciting war with zombies against vast armies when all it was is a guy flying around the world?
Now for the actors. Most of them are forgettable except for Brad Pitt who really didn't add much to the movie. Brad Pitt is known for his charm and interesting characters he plays for example, fight club, oceans, moneyball. As an admirer of Brad Pitt, I believe anyone else could have played the part and gotten the same feeling.
(SPOILERS) For those who are reading this after watching to confirm your negative opinions... Seriously, the guy freaking shoots himself cause he slips, and why were there only 3 guys defending humanities best hope? Why is Tommy look perfectly fine after his parents were killed and what was the point of having him there? Why are there 4 people in the main wing of the W.H.O. and 80 people in the B wing?