I went into the film thinking it will be just another zombie flick, which is fairly pessimistic if I’m honest. Brad Pitt plays United Nations employee that travels the world to find a cure for a zombie pandemic.
World War Z relied more on special effects than the old-fashioned grey and white make-up. The effects used to multiply crowds of zombies were effective, leaving me almost overwhelmed. Although the majority of zombie films use special effects and carefully placed false wounds for the horror effect, this film had a more realistic element to look at it.
The soundtrack coincided with the happenings onscreen. With the surround sound in the cinema, the sound was startling. The non-diegetic sound was very precise leaving me on pins.
I enjoyed seeing Brad Pitt back onscreen. Pitt has not starred in many popular films in recent years. There was Killing Them Softly in 2012, which wasn’t exactly a blockbuster, although I quite enjoyed it. Pitt adapted to the character well, putting his stamp on it as he does most of his other characters such as Mickey O’Neil in Snatch. I do feel as though someone else could have portrayed a more realistic Gerry Lane though, maybe someone with a tad more grit.
Most of the other cast faded into the background. If I had to discuss another actor in detail in relation to this films it would be Daniella Kertesz.
Kertesz plays Segen, a female member of the Israeli armed forces. Segen becomes a somewhat sidekick to Lane. Although the character was under developed, Kertesz played what was written well. World War Z looks to be her first blockbuster and judging by her performance will probably set her up for a few years.
Other than Pitt and Kertesz, the other characters were massively under-developed. The film was practically a one-man show. Brad Pitt can most definitely carry a film single handedly, he has a familiar star quality to the audience, but due to the huge holes in the narrative and unfinished subplots, the other characters were of no interest.
Towards the end of the film a plane crash occurs within the narrative. As I was watching in 3D the scene was horrifying, leaving me feeling a tad sick. That and the films score gave the scene an extremely immediate effect.
Another scene which stood out of the film to me was that of masses of zombies overrunning Jerusalem. A very fast paced scene, with fast paced editing and quickening non-diegetic sound. It was quite terrifying to watch.
The age rating was 15 which was most suitable. With extremely vivid horror, the film would be too frightening for 12 year old children.
I would buy the film on DVD. Although the film would definitely appear more epic in the cinema and in 3D, I would watch it at home too.
My rating of World War Z would be 3/5. The film was good in parts yet empty in various parts of the narrative. It felt as if much of the plot was cut out to replace with horrifying scenes, leaving it confusing at times. The film was just another zombie film with a sense of reality to it. The film did come full circle eventually, which is a relief after being strung out.
Courtesy of Odeon Cinemas
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