This is the film Zero Dark-Thirty wanted to be

Rating: 8/10 (18 June 2013)

I haven't read the book, and yes, I hear it's brilliant, but the people I know who have read it think it was unfilmable. There are also critics who suggest this is a fine film that should have been called something other than World War Z.
Maybe so.
Regardless, I thought this film was tense, smart, real, and thoroughly engrossing.
The action starts about 3 minutes after the opening credits and doesn't let up. Brad Pitt reminded me of John McClane from Die Hard in his inventiveness and smart, straight-ahead thinking. He is very practical and logical in his actions - he just doesn't have the clever one-liners.
This film has a high opinion of the human spirit - higher than I do - and a keen sense of politics. It doesn't feel rushed, even though it clocks in at a brisk 116 minutes.
I enjoyed Star Trek, This Is The End, and liked Man Of Steel, despite that film's problems. This is the only summer film so far that I have admired.