Intriguing and pleasantly surprising.

Rating: 8/10 (28 July 2013)

World War Z takes you into a world that is crashing down into chaos because of a zombie outbreak. Although this idea has been used several times before, I still left the theatre feeling quite impressed.
I loved the novel. I went into the theatre today knowing full well that this movie was going to be nothing like the novel, which is probably part of why I ended up enjoying it so much.
The acting was good. I could believe their terror and pain at the right moments. And the "solution" that they came up with not only made perfect sense, but was original when it comes to infection-epidemic films.
I'm a little conflicted when it comes to the zombies themselves. The sounds they made were perfectly chilling. These undead fellows were a helluva lot faster and stronger than your typical zombie. They almost gave off a sort of "I Am Legend" vibe with the way they moved and attacked, even using the same techniques like using their head to smash through windshields and other car windows. I could see the idea behind them; they were supposed to be more vicious and intimidating than normal. But the scenes with thousands of them working together to climb the fortress walls and of them pouncing on victims in the beginning seemed too unbelievable because of the obvious CGI. It took me most of the movie to finally decide I liked these zombies; with their speed, strength, and fierce determination, they're absolutely terrifying. And they also seemed more like typical zombies when they turned dormant after running out of people to infect.
I think what I liked most about this movie was the lack of bloody violence and vile language. That sounds really strange, but that's what is normally expected with a movie like this. I was impressed by how good this film was for being a zombie movie with almost no blood or gore. I also liked the pacing of the movie. It's very difficult to enjoy a movie when it is too fast-paced, and unbearable when too slow. This film had just the right mixture of both.
World War Z is a good film about an everyday man fighting to ensure the safety of his family and eliminate the ultimate threat against humanity. It's suspenseful in some places and action-packed in others, and also pleasantly surprising. A good mixture for a good movie.