Movie: 28 Days Later
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Staring: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Megan Burns, Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson
Release Date: Jun 27th 2003
Review: 28 days later is a horror movie done right in almost every aspect. From the director of "Trainspotting", comes a scary as hell zombie thriller that keeps you guessing .
It takes place in london where a highly contagious virus called "rage" infects the entire public, turning them into vicious man eating zombies. 28 days later, Our hero Jim (Cillian Murphy), wakes up in a hospital only to discover that there is no one around. As he step out side he realize some thing is horribly wrong, like the hospital, the streets of London are completely empty. He wanders the city lost and confused, then finds a newspaper reporting an evacuation due to the rage virus. As he wander some more he encounter a horde of rage infected people. As Jim runs for his life, he finds other survivors who help him escape what could of been his untimely demise. As the story progresses, they receive a radio broadcast from an army base, promising salvation and a cure for the infected. Will our heroes make it to the army base? And if so, what dangers await them there?
The movie's story is ever evolving, and keeps you guessing. it is'nt cheesy like most horrors, and it keeps things realistic and serious. The story touches on some very real issues, such as plagues like AIDs, or SARs, It also touches on the mentality of surviving under extreme conditions, it touches on the brutality of human society today, and it even touches on the issue of rape. Besides scaring the shit out of you, it also makes you think of the real world and how much it is'nt that different from the world in 28 days later. "here's what i see in the past 4 months. people, killing people. Which is the same as what I have seen in the 4 months before that, and the 4 months before that, and the 4 months before that. Which in my mind is a state of normality now...people killing people" [a quote from the Captain of the army talking about states of normality before the infection]. With great qoutes like that, 28 days later dos'nt just entertain you, it makes you think.
The acting in the movie is nothing less then superb. When victims run away from the attacking zombies, you can really see the fear on their faces, or when a person turn into a zombie, they twitch, ache, and scream so horrifying it'll make your spin tingle. Every movement from all the actors are believable, and the dialogue is just genius. 28 days later has some of the best acting I have ever seen.
28 days later is a master piece. It's scary, it's inspiring, and it's just damn entertaining.
This Movie Gets: 5 out of 5 super stars |
