Robert Carlyle stars as Don
– one of the few survivors of a deadly virus outbreak that
turned so many
Britons into zombies in 28 Days Later.
When his hideout is overrun by infected zombies, Don
starts to run and
commits an act that will cause him great guilt as he returns to London
to meet
up with his two children, Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton, and I truly hope
that was
a mistake or sick joke played on me by the people at IMDB.com, where I
get the
names of actors in movies), and Tammy (Imogen Poots), who happened to
be on a
trip out of the country when the virus ravaged Britain.
Now, a US-led NATO force has secured portions
of London
to be
re-inhabited, but the virus might not be as under control as everyone
hopes.
Who will live and who will
die as the virus starts to spread once more?
Sadly, 28 Weeks Later is the
opposite of the superior predecessor 28 Days Later, which feels 28 times better
when you start to compare the two. Director/co-writer
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo takes much too long to get to the main story. It’s almost like when a 5-year old starts to
create a story and constantly shifts focus, adds characters out of nowhere, and
doesn’t seem to have a point. Fresnadillo
is most concerned with the blood and gore rather than developing the story
about Don, the effect it will have on his kids and more.
Then, you start to realize
the movie should just be called, “It’s Happening, Again!,” and we’re stuck with
the same scenes of people running from the zombies again, people getting eaten
by zombies again, and all of it being filmed by some guy running behind the
actors with no ability to steady the camera enough for you to be able to follow
the action in a meaningful way again. 28
Days Later was willing to dive into bigger themes about how you would act in a
similar situation. Would you become cold
and selfish? Would you work with others
to start a new, better society? Could
you have hope for a better tomorrow? 28
Weeks Later just wants to rush from action scene to action scene, while
changing its focus every few minutes until you aren’t sure what you should care
about anymore.
Carlyle is very good when he
gets his rare moments to delve into what could have been a very cool story
about his guilt and dealing with it.
Some of the action scenes will have you jumping out of your seat, but the film could have been so much more.
1 Waffle (Out
Of 4)
28 Weeks Later is
rated R for strong violence and gore, language, and some sexuality and nudity.
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