Pretty much as mindless as a zombie.

Rating: 6/10 (11 May 2015)

This movie is like an ocean 10,000 miles wide and 1/16 of an inch deep.
The zombies are really pretty terrifying, as far as these things go, and the movie looks like it had infinite dollars poured into it, but there is nothing here of substance at all. I haven't read the book, but if any poor school child had to write a report on this film, drawing some important lessons from it, I'd love to read it, because I couldn't find anything of value in this film to save my life.
It might not reflect well on our society that we are willing to drop a zillion dollars making such unbelievably mindless fluff as this, but then I'm sure that a lot of people would say I'm just being a humorless killjoy or something like that. The upside, I suppose, is that if you are looking for a non-stop, action-packed, ultra-slick, popcorn movie and don't mind huge doses of realistic violence, this movie might be right for you.
I would say it's a lot like most amusement park rides--basically purposeless, but many people enjoy them nonetheless. To each their own, I guess, but I absolutely guarantee you that this movie makes no intellectual demands whatsoever, which disappointed me because I thought it was marketed as a thinking-persons zombie flick--probably my bad for being dumb enough to believe that such a thing existed.
I, personally, feel a little bit sick that I spent 2 hours watching this, much like I did when I was a kid and ate way too much Halloween candy. I'm going to have to aim for something more nutritious from Netflix next, as penance for this monster helping of cinematic junk food.