MOVIE REVIEWS: 'World War Z' a Zombie Flick With Smarts

This story was prepared by Patch Field Editor Ann Marie Quill. 

"World War Z" stars Brad Pitt as a U.N. employee frantically racing around the world to stop a zombie pandemic.

Here's what the critics are saying:

Be prepared for a relatively grown-up, modestly intelligent and refreshingly un-bombastic thriller that owes as much to medical tick-tocks such as “Outbreak” and “Contagion” as it does to “28 Days Later” and the seminal works of George Romero. — Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post

That unstoppably manic movement is the most unexpected part of "World War Z" as well as its most memorable. But while the rest of the film, directed by Marc Foster and featuring the irreplaceable charisma of Brad Pitt, is zombie business as usual, it's fun to see this kind of familiar material done with intelligence and skill. — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
The global chase moves swiftly, with some truly fantastic and tension-filled set pieces enhancing the drama. — Mara Reinstein, US Weekly
"World War Z" is epically scaled, but it's not a messy, noisy, CGI-bogus, throw-everything-at-the-audience sort of blockbuster. It's thrillingly controlled, and it builds in impact. — Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

"World War Z" is rated PG-13 and runs 1 hour and 55 minutes. Click here for movie start times at the GTC Park 12 Cobb theatres.

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