DVD Mini Review - 28 Weeks Later
Several years ago I saw Danny Boyle's film 28 Days Later. It was about a virus that plagued the UK. This virus turned people into blood sucking monsters. The ending left room for another film. Now we have its sequel 28 Weeks Later. This time Doyle is one of the producers and Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (Intacto) is the new person in charge.
The film starts out with Alice and Donald Harris (Catherine McCormack and Robert Carlyle) hiding out in a house with several people. Luckily their children Tammy and Andy (Imogen Poots and Mackintosh Muggleton) are abroad on a school trip. The house is attacked by a group of these monsters. Donald panics and leaves everything behind - including Alice.
Fast forward to a place outside of London which is virus free. The Americans supposedly eradicated the virus and it now officially no longer exists. Donald has a job helping out the American soldiers so it is no surprise that he gets them to let his kids come to this new refuge. Everyone here is trying to get their lives back and move on. Two soldiers who figure prominently in the story are Sgt. Doyle (Jeremy Renner) and Maj. Scarlet (Rose Byrne).
I won't say more about what happens but this is a good, old fashioned horror film. Or is it? Well, I think that there is a possibility that at sometime in the future the world will be hit by an incurable virus. But that would be too far into the future to worry about. In the meantime, I must say I enjoyed watching this film. And it was certainly helped by fine performances by Carlyle (a versatile and underrated actor), Poots and Muggleton. So if you want a film that will keep you on the edge of your seat then I suggest that you check out 28 Weeks Later (and, yes, I do think that there could be another film).
The film starts out with Alice and Donald Harris (Catherine McCormack and Robert Carlyle) hiding out in a house with several people. Luckily their children Tammy and Andy (Imogen Poots and Mackintosh Muggleton) are abroad on a school trip. The house is attacked by a group of these monsters. Donald panics and leaves everything behind - including Alice.
Fast forward to a place outside of London which is virus free. The Americans supposedly eradicated the virus and it now officially no longer exists. Donald has a job helping out the American soldiers so it is no surprise that he gets them to let his kids come to this new refuge. Everyone here is trying to get their lives back and move on. Two soldiers who figure prominently in the story are Sgt. Doyle (Jeremy Renner) and Maj. Scarlet (Rose Byrne).
I won't say more about what happens but this is a good, old fashioned horror film. Or is it? Well, I think that there is a possibility that at sometime in the future the world will be hit by an incurable virus. But that would be too far into the future to worry about. In the meantime, I must say I enjoyed watching this film. And it was certainly helped by fine performances by Carlyle (a versatile and underrated actor), Poots and Muggleton. So if you want a film that will keep you on the edge of your seat then I suggest that you check out 28 Weeks Later (and, yes, I do think that there could be another film).
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