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Put that cynical look away, because the critics were right. 28 Weeks Later really is a sequel that delivers, that expands on the original, and in many ways even surpasses it.
Faithful in many ways to the enjoyable, if derivative, 28 Days Later, this sequel sees original director Danny Boyle (who went off to make Sunshine instead) replaced by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo behind the camera(director of the excellent Spanish film Intacto). And Fresnadillo is an inspired choice, putting together a film that’s not bereft of flaws of its own, but one that proves to be an ambitious and surprisingly thought-provoking follow-up.
Many of the building blocks are the same. Primarily set over six months after the Rage virus engulfed Britain, turning many of its inhabitants into deadly zombie-esque creatures in the process, the film this time though sees the American military arrive to help sort things out. Only things quickly go wrong, allowing Fresnadillo to mould a pacey, exciting and desperately enjoyable action carnival, that’s got a little more under the surface.
Grounded by Robert Carlyle as one of the survivors of the virus, replete with his kids in tow, 28 Weeks Later skilfully navigates the labyrinth of sequel hell and really, really delivers. What’s more, it opens up the enticing possibility of a further sequel, and on the evidence of this film, that’s a very welcome thought.
28 Weeks Later, like its predecessor, isn’t a film for the faint-hearted, and wholesome family entertainment it absolutely isn’t. But it’s a very good, energetic horror movie, and far, far better than you might've originally given it credit for. --Jon Foster
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By R. J. Harvey
Format:DVD
Danny Boyle directed 28 Days Later, and he exec-produced this sequel as part of his burgeoning partnership with Alex Garland. Directing duties fell to Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, creator of 2001's ingenious Intacto. He stamps his authority on the picture with a startling opening sequence: a dizzying attack on a country farmhouse, which not only violently reminds us that these are far from George Romero's shambling knuckle-draggers, but also that anyone - man or woman, young or old - is fair game. It sets the tone. It sets the rules.
Next we're thrown into a grimy, semi-deserted London (reminiscent of another Spanish-speaking director's apocalyptic vision, Children of Men). It's here that Tammy (Imogen Poots) and Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton) arrive to meet their father, Don (Robert Carlyle). But something is rotten as a corpse within the family unit, and the kids take it upon themselves to sneak out of the militarised zone to put a full-stop on their unfinished childhood. What they discover unleashes hell, and it's up to the US occupying forces, led by a stolid Idris Elba, to quash the infected insurgency.
The film's early sequences contain some creepy, classical horror imagery, usually concerning Catherine McCormack's stricken Alice, before the film gives way to a series of expansive, logic-be-damned action set-pieces. As a marriage of styles it's not quite as broken as Alice and Don's, but it makes the film feel lopsided.
While The Walking Dead proves that the zombie holocaust genre hasn't really the flesh to fill a whole series, an extra 20 minutes wouldn't have gone amiss from 28 Weeks, just to add a little meat to the bony characters - particularly Jeremy Renner's pragmatic Doyle, who seems to be riding on a kind of Hurt Locker zephyr, but with hints of a heart.... Read more ›
Next we're thrown into a grimy, semi-deserted London (reminiscent of another Spanish-speaking director's apocalyptic vision, Children of Men). It's here that Tammy (Imogen Poots) and Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton) arrive to meet their father, Don (Robert Carlyle). But something is rotten as a corpse within the family unit, and the kids take it upon themselves to sneak out of the militarised zone to put a full-stop on their unfinished childhood. What they discover unleashes hell, and it's up to the US occupying forces, led by a stolid Idris Elba, to quash the infected insurgency.
The film's early sequences contain some creepy, classical horror imagery, usually concerning Catherine McCormack's stricken Alice, before the film gives way to a series of expansive, logic-be-damned action set-pieces. As a marriage of styles it's not quite as broken as Alice and Don's, but it makes the film feel lopsided.
While The Walking Dead proves that the zombie holocaust genre hasn't really the flesh to fill a whole series, an extra 20 minutes wouldn't have gone amiss from 28 Weeks, just to add a little meat to the bony characters - particularly Jeremy Renner's pragmatic Doyle, who seems to be riding on a kind of Hurt Locker zephyr, but with hints of a heart.... Read more ›
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By NP
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Format:DVD
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I enjoyed the 1st film, but found this one a let down.
The plot didn't feel remotely convincing - the idea that a well-organised military set-up would leave the only known immune carrier of the virus completely unattended and that her husband (not in the military) would be allowed to have unrestricted access to just about anywhere within the military containment area, so he could sneak in to see her (and end up getting infected and start the whole outbreak off) is hard to take seriously - not to mention a supposedly well-organised military containment of a deadly humankind-threatening virus that is so useless that even 2 teenagers can easily slip through it unnoticed.
And when the outbreak happens, why is there such a panic? It has already been established that Britain has been evacutated apart from the small group of people in the containment area - and that the infected die out naturally without other non-infected people to pass it on to - so at worst it would just mean letting the outbreak die out again (only far far quicker since there's nobody else in Britain to keep passing it on this time.)
Having the Robery Carlisle zombie miraculously appear at exactly the right point in London for an chance meeting with his kids seems riduculously unlikely too.
There are a few good bits in the film, the opening sequence is really well done, but after that it's let down by such an unconvincing plot full of implausible events that it's hard to feel drawn in and take it seriously at all.
I enjoyed the 1st film, but found this one a let down.
The plot didn't feel remotely convincing - the idea that a well-organised military set-up would leave the only known immune carrier of the virus completely unattended and that her husband (not in the military) would be allowed to have unrestricted access to just about anywhere within the military containment area, so he could sneak in to see her (and end up getting infected and start the whole outbreak off) is hard to take seriously - not to mention a supposedly well-organised military containment of a deadly humankind-threatening virus that is so useless that even 2 teenagers can easily slip through it unnoticed.
And when the outbreak happens, why is there such a panic? It has already been established that Britain has been evacutated apart from the small group of people in the containment area - and that the infected die out naturally without other non-infected people to pass it on to - so at worst it would just mean letting the outbreak die out again (only far far quicker since there's nobody else in Britain to keep passing it on this time.)
Having the Robery Carlisle zombie miraculously appear at exactly the right point in London for an chance meeting with his kids seems riduculously unlikely too.
There are a few good bits in the film, the opening sequence is really well done, but after that it's let down by such an unconvincing plot full of implausible events that it's hard to feel drawn in and take it seriously at all.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Matt
Format:Blu-ray
I wasn't a fan of the first film. After a promising opening the story became laboured & I lost interest towards the end. With expectations fairly low I was caught off balance by how much I enjoyed this.
Whilst the build up is slow it's never boring. The main characters & interplay in the first half are interesting enough to draw you in & there is always a subtle sense of unease hinting that bad things are going to happen.
When the action finally kicks into gear there's a noticable shift in pace. This isn't just a series of jump scares & jolts for laughs, the objective is clearly to unsettle the viewer. There's a genuine feeling of panic. When things do turn nasty any restraint evidenced early on goes out of the window - be warned, this is not for the squeamish!
Both the performances from the actors & the script are excellent & the reactions given to the escalating horror are truly believable. It doesn't insult your intelligence by shoehorning the story elements. This feels like a genuine continuation from where the first movie left off.
A genuine surprise. A rare horror sequel that builds on the original & broadens the story rather than a lazy retread inspired by pound signs [a stigma many sequels have failed to overcome]. Highly recommended - to horror fans with a strong stomach!!
Whilst the build up is slow it's never boring. The main characters & interplay in the first half are interesting enough to draw you in & there is always a subtle sense of unease hinting that bad things are going to happen.
When the action finally kicks into gear there's a noticable shift in pace. This isn't just a series of jump scares & jolts for laughs, the objective is clearly to unsettle the viewer. There's a genuine feeling of panic. When things do turn nasty any restraint evidenced early on goes out of the window - be warned, this is not for the squeamish!
Both the performances from the actors & the script are excellent & the reactions given to the escalating horror are truly believable. It doesn't insult your intelligence by shoehorning the story elements. This feels like a genuine continuation from where the first movie left off.
A genuine surprise. A rare horror sequel that builds on the original & broadens the story rather than a lazy retread inspired by pound signs [a stigma many sequels have failed to overcome]. Highly recommended - to horror fans with a strong stomach!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
We have an outbreak of the infection in medical center. All units; safeties off.
12 Oct 2011
By Spike Owen
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
28 Weeks Later is directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo who also co-writes with Rowan Joffe, Jesus Olmo and E. L. Lavigne. It stars Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Mackintosh Muggleton and Imogen Poots. Music is by John Murphy and cinematography by Enrique Chediak.
Six months have passed since the Rage virus decimated the UK, but now people are returning to London's District 1 with the U.S. Military overseeing the project. However, the Rage virus can be carried in people with no outward symptoms........
After the monster success of 28 Days Later it was inevitable that a sequel would follow. With director/writer combo Danny Boyle and Alex Garland off making Sunshine with Cillian Murphy, the big players from the first film were missing (Boyle and Garland were Executive Producers here). There was reasonable cause for some concern that this would be the latest in a long line of horror sequels that, quite frankly, suck the big one. How great to find that not only is "Weeks" an excellent sequel, it also doesn't sit idle and copy Boyle's winning formula.
The blood and ick factor is considerably amped up, as is the action (there's running, lots of running, guns, lots of guns, panic, lots of panic), but the writers have put intelligence into the writing by expanding on the Rage virus victims as not just being an outwardly ferocious beast, and some topical smarts are spliced into the narrative with the presence of the American military "enforcing" the reconstruction of London. Also, with the films central focus being on a splintered family, brilliantly set up by the breathtaking/horrifying opening 10 minutes, there's a mighty heft of humanism flowing in between the blood vomit and body shredding.... Read more ›
Six months have passed since the Rage virus decimated the UK, but now people are returning to London's District 1 with the U.S. Military overseeing the project. However, the Rage virus can be carried in people with no outward symptoms........
After the monster success of 28 Days Later it was inevitable that a sequel would follow. With director/writer combo Danny Boyle and Alex Garland off making Sunshine with Cillian Murphy, the big players from the first film were missing (Boyle and Garland were Executive Producers here). There was reasonable cause for some concern that this would be the latest in a long line of horror sequels that, quite frankly, suck the big one. How great to find that not only is "Weeks" an excellent sequel, it also doesn't sit idle and copy Boyle's winning formula.
The blood and ick factor is considerably amped up, as is the action (there's running, lots of running, guns, lots of guns, panic, lots of panic), but the writers have put intelligence into the writing by expanding on the Rage virus victims as not just being an outwardly ferocious beast, and some topical smarts are spliced into the narrative with the presence of the American military "enforcing" the reconstruction of London. Also, with the films central focus being on a splintered family, brilliantly set up by the breathtaking/horrifying opening 10 minutes, there's a mighty heft of humanism flowing in between the blood vomit and body shredding.... Read more ›
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