Thursday, 20 June 2013

WORLD WAR Z : a horror film? yes, but not a regular one! [3/5]

The very existence of human race is in danger…again. This time, it is not about aliens or some creepy creatures but man-eater zombies who are spreading all over like some terminal biological syndrome, ready to bring down the world in the most gruesome manner, identical to the plague of locust’s attack!

Based on a novel by Max Brooks, Mark Forster’s WORLD WAR Z scares the hell out of you, especially with its horrific visuals. You may not get frightened and panicky as regular horror flicks do in a prescriptive routine sequencing of the events but the spine-chilling imagery it creates of world being wiped out of mankind itself keeps you on the edge of your seat for most of the time

In an apocalyptic circumstance, ex-UN investigator [played by the producer Brad Pitt] is back on mission to find the root-cause of worldwide zombie-attacks and the search for clues and crumbs to reach on substantial buoyancy in fighting it back. The race to save is against the time. And the film does really good in keeping you on your toes through constant interesting twists in the plot and a taut screenplay. First 20 minutes in the film and you know where this ‘thrill that chills’ sci-fi horror film is headed to.

The best part about it is that it doesn't restrict itself to be a typical horror film but tries its level best to overwhelm you with the intelligence of a thriller. The effort shows but sadly doesn't always pay off and it becomes only an acknowledgement for first rate cinematography specifically while using aerial shots and a good direction in bringing out some of the nastiest zombie attacks on screen ever. A good one-time watch for people who can admire even a ‘world coming to an end’ movie without much of loud action & heavy VFX construction! [3/5]         

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