You�d be hard pressed to find a more captivating film all year, especially if you consider the rest of the homegrown Brit movies that have graced (or not) 2002. Directed by cult �underground� director Danny Boyle (who�s �Shallow Grave� first made him a director to watch out for, before �Trainspotting� became a more euphoric hit than anything drug-related), it�s our antidote to the glossy guts-&-gore of the US� �Resident Evil.� �28 Days Later� spurts super-soakers of blood and does have its gruesome stabs at scaring the shittest of shit out of you, and yet there is a fantastic story behind all the horrors of Britain in its entirety being over-run by rage-infected zombies. Who knew how film-maker Boyle shot the stunning visuals of a deserted London? Was he granted time to shoot those scenes while the roads were barricaded off? There�s no sign of life whatsoever� no planes, trains or automobiles� at least not mobile ones. However the stunt was pulled off, it was a convincing feat, reminiscent of when Tom Cruise stumbled through a big city�s empty streets in �Vanilla Sky,� which is incidentally the next best film of 2002 if judged on originality. �28 Days Later� (not to be confused with Sandra Bullock chaff �28 Days� � steady!), unlike the similarly rousing �Dog Soldiers,� does have a moral in its story. Mankind always has and always will fight for survival and kill to live. We are animals. All the while Mr. Danny Boyle is one of this island�s finest creative talents for bringing such cool stories to life, based as this movie is on the book by Alex �The Beach� Garland. (STEVE RUDD)