B- film with a decent lead character (Pitt) and an awesome storyline, but lacking in many areas.

Rating: 8/10 (23 June 2013)

I consider myself a big fan of zombie books, movies, and TV shows. I'm not an aficionado per se, but I really get into almost anything that has to do with zombies (and vampires, but that's a different subject). To be completely honest, I haven't read the book (I have, however, read Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide), so please keep that in mind while you're reading my review.
The film felt really rushed. In fact, it was rushed in just about every aspect. The amount of traveling that Pitt's character does is enormous, and covers more than half of the globe. Unfortunately, much of this travel is completely left out of the movie and would have made for some awesome back-stories. The most rushed part of the movie, however, was the end. You're left with what would be a great ending and a wrap-up of the events that preceded it, but much is left to the imagination as to the resolution and how it happened. Basically, you have to come up with the 5 Ws on your own: who, what, when, where, and why?
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I did not like the zombies in this film at all. It was as if once someone was infected, they morphed into a slim, fit running machine that could achieve incredible speeds. In other words, once someone "turned," their physical bodies changed to become fast and swift. I have never seen this before in a book or in a film: when someone "turns," they retain their body mass and abilities before they turned.
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Finally, I was disappointed with the lack of blood and gore. I feel that to add a sense of realism to a zombie movie, blood and gore are essential. The lack of blood and gore made the movie great for younger audiences, which I suppose is the reason why it has a PG-13 rating.
Overall, it was a decent, B- movie that, I believe, doesn't quite make it into the true "film" category. It was at best a movie, at worst a flick (there's a difference you know!). It was rushed in various aspects, and the lack of blood and gore, as well as the zombies' characteristics, completely reduced the realism of the movie.