28 Days Later
Cast
Alex Palmer .... Activist
Bindu De Stoppani .... Activist
Jukka Hiltunen .... Activist
David Schneider .... Scientist
Cillian Murphy .... Jim
Directed by
Danny Boyle
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Rater #1
Has Not Seen Movie
Rater #2
7/10. Not since the classic Night of the Living Dead have we seen a good,
creepy zombie movie. And it looks like it will be awhile more. Danny
Boyle's 28 Days Later is barely scary, but if you take it for what it
really is, a creative drama, it's pretty good. However, instead of
the position of Venus, animal rights activists release contaminated
apes to the world, which are infected with rage. 28 days later, Jim
(Cillian Murphy) awakes from a coma and finds London completely
deserted. He sees some attacking zombies, but Mark (Noah Huntley) and
Selena (Naomie Harris) ward them off. Soon he goes along with them to
try to find other survivors, but to also try and find a cure.
Although there have been attempts, the last good horror film was
Identity. 28 Days Later tries to be a horror film by putting in a few
quick and semi-suspenseful scenes. All before the final, concluding
sequence (which is the film's greatest sequence), are quick, five-
second shots of zombies trying to attack people. Boyle has the camera
moving so quickly during those sequences it's impossible to tell
what's happening. Of course, we could see all of the blood, because
there's plenty of it, but at times it looked real, but many times it
was false.
28 Days Later, which I originally thought was a sequel to the Sandra
Bullock romantic comedy 28 Days, really makes itself a good movie by
putting in a scenario we've all thought about but never really see in
movies. The end of the world is always an interesting subject: when
will it happen, how will it occur, etc. This explores one way: an
infectious virus. It probably would have played better if we didn't
know how London was empty, but the way writer Alex Garland made it
work, also.
In between those scarce horror sequences, some good drama plays out.
We learn more about the virus, but I thought that the relationship
between Jim and Selena was very well done. Movies like this have a
limited amount of characters, making us like the ones that are there.
I wouldn't call it a character-driven piece, nor a character study,
but it certainly has interesting characters.
If you're looking for a typical zombie-horror movie, look somewhere
else. If you want a drama with intense scenes (and an AWESOME score),
check out 28 Days Later.
Rater #3
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #4
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity.
Running time: 112 minutes
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