It's super generic just what I expected.

Rating: 4/10 (23 June 2013)

World War Z. All corners of the globe are overcome by an infectious virus, turning healthy humans into the undead with no mercy and a thirst to kill. Brad Pitt stars as Jerry, a husband and father who is asked by the CIA to help track down the root cause of the virus. On his way around the world, he encounters a number of the undead, and "astonishingly" surviving every attack he comes across. He soon finds his way to Wales where if magically figures out the sick and dying people of the world are somewhat 'imune' to the undead, and go around unharmed, as if they were not there. What will Brad Pitt do to save himself and the world? Infect himself with a deadly virus, and walk through the crowd of the undead like a saint.
I want to point out that the film paid absolutely no attention to the characters, and seemed to be much more bias with the visual effects, making sure the undead and explosions look as realistic as possible, instead of making sure the HUMANS are portrayed as fearful, endangered and helpless. I didn't get that, and, what made it more annoying was, at the end of the film, Pitt gives us a spiel about humans working together and helping on another. That seemed slapped on at the end, just to make sure the audience didn't forget the lost theme of the film, shaded by guns, explosions and miracle survivals.
The 1st half was extremely generic, something I dreaded, filled with predictable and unrealistic scenarios, and characters that are only introduced by a couple of seconds in the background behind Pitt (I'm still trying to figure out what relevance the woman with the buzz cut had). I wish there were better explanations of characters, especially for those who haven't read the books.
World War Z's 2nd half seemed a bit more on the tense side and upbeat, which I liked, but that could've been given that extra push to actually get me on the edge of my seat. It was fairly predictable, as everyone knows a Hollywood film with a protagonist trying to save the world will always succeed, no matter what obstacles, even if he is about to inject himself with a deadly disease.
Overall, the film was too star driven, and totally degraded Pitt's and Enos' capabilities as actors. I was appalled at their performances, with the screenplay and the director to blame.