28 Weeks Later (2007)

Synopsis: All is well in Britain after the initial out break of the Rage virus 28 weeks and 28 days ago. The government, the US, government that is, has decided that hey! lets get people back in there and see what happens. Well you can all use your imagination and I'm pretty sure that we'll all come to the conclusion that all is not good. The virus breaks out again but this time we're following Don's daughter, Tammy, and son, Andy as they race through the crazy world of zombies which are back and more pissed off than ever!

Should You Watch It: This film is one of those numbing films. That is, when you watch it, you are totally engaged in it, but after you're done, it doesn't come home with you. Which is good for a lot of people who like to sleep after watching a horror movie and man is the horror in this film ever top notch. There's plenty of blood, plenty or killing, bitting, decapitations, everything you would expect, and it's got a nice little surprise scene which I won't spoil for those who wanna watch it. Despite some holes in the story, this film is very captivating and anyone whose a fan of the genre should watch it.


Things to Watch Out For: Robert Carlyle is back and this time he's a zombie. At first I was pretty disappointed but he's brilliant as the living dead. The other American leads in the film are not bad. Jeremy Renner plays Doyle whose a bad ass sniper and you'll like him, believe me. There are some great action sequences in there and although they could have gone a totally different way, albeit, a much cheaper way, they didn't and the end result is fantastic. The rest of the acting is well, haha acting in a horror movie isn't really top priority anyways so be prepared for that.


Things You Don't Expect: There is a lot of shaking. I mean of the camera, not you!, when the zombies come to own. And it's a stylistic choice on the part of the director and the cinematographer and I thought it was handled quite well. The over the top use of the shaky camera gives the audience not enough time to focus on clear images and it results in a blurring effect where there is a lot going on, but you can't quite make out exactly what's happening. The director attempts to put the audience in the film by doing this and I thought it was well done but there are others who believe that this was excessive and distracting. I guess it's a hit or miss thing but be prepared to do a lot of running with your eyes.


Final Comments:
Story: 7.0
Direction: 8.0
Acting: 7.2
Cinematography: 9.0
Music/Sound: 8.2


Final Score: 7.5