Most of the problems with this film stem from the lousy choices made with the camera. When will Hollywood learn that the shaky camera does way more harm than good. It never makes you feel like you're in the action because your brain and eyes aren't working together with the film makers to compensate for abrupt movement. It is just difficult to watch. It is used to hide the flaws in the tremendous amount of CGI that is used for the zombie effects.
And speaking of which, those effects aren't that spectacular to begin with. While the makeup is decent, the actions of the zombies in their docile state are like ADHD stricken children trying to pay attention during their T-ball game. Their jerky movements and chattering teeth were way too comical for a movie that was trying so hard to be serious and break away from the stereotypical zombie films.
Thirdly, there are numerous plot holes throughout the entire film. These are exacerbated by many very poor decisions that the characters make. And it isn't just one character. The whole of humanity seems to completely lose their common sense. Granted, there is worldwide panic. But if the UN has enough on the ball to have a flotilla ready for this contingency, you'd think there would be some other proper protocols in place as well.
There are a few good things about the film though. It moves very quickly with very little down time. Even the expository scenes have a good pace. It gets to the crisis right from the start without that boring buildup that apocalyptic event movies seem to want to force on us. It gets right to the point of why went to see it: zombies and destruction.
Still, the pace is not enough given all of the flaws. Don't see it.
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