Sunday, April 19, 2009

28 Weeks Later

Following on the heels of the excellent 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later picks up 28 weeks after the initial outbreak of the rage virus on the British mainland. The infected have all died of starvation, and, with the help of the U.S. military, the island is being re-populated.

Although lacking in much of the Danny Boyle-driven subtlety and artistic direction that made the original movie so great, 28 Weeks Later manages to be a very good movie in its own right, albeit in more of a "standard horror film" sort of way. One thing particularly notable about this movie is the extreme tension the viewer feels throughout, well, pretty much the entire thing. This can make for quite the intense movie-watching experience.

7/10

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