After I got a tweak of paranoia
while exiting the theater into a crowded mall and jumped at the sound of
screaming patio diners, I knew that I just seen an effective thriller.
Fans of the inventive Max Brooks political book and hordes of Walking Dead and zombie-film lovers may
be disappointed, but for the rest of us WWZ is the best thriller so far this
summer.
Michael
Crichton’s Jurassic Park was translated to its 1993 film with just a hint of
the book’s commentary on
modern ideological catastrophe, but it sure made for some good slink-down-in-your-theater-seat
moments. The same thing happens here. And in both cases, it's probably best that it did.
The action packed film
chose a simple, pared-down setting for the cringing final act. As Brad Pitt’s
character walks through this location, you can see everything that is right
with this movie — and everything that was wrong with Man of Steel.
Simply
put: The artistic book is reduced to a
thrill ride, but this zombie flick saves
the summer from all the superhero disasters
Award potential:
Potential for makeup, sound and Marco
Beltrami’s score. The CGI has some flaws in a competitive FX year.
The ten
buck review: Worth ten bucks.
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