28 Days Later...(2002)

3.5 / 5

Tagline: His fear began when he woke up alone. His terror began when he realised he wasn't.

Directed By: Danny Boyle

Written By: Alex Garland

Actors Include: Alex Palmer, Bindu De Stoppani, Jukka Hiltunen

Genre: Horror

Length: 113 minutes

Banned: nope

 

Review:

I'm pretty much always up for a good zombie movie, an inventive one? Even better. This film had been so highly touted that by the time I actually got to watch it I couldn't help but being disappointed in some ways. I didn't see anything that new was the problem, I suppose if you aren't familiar with a lot of older (in particular '70s style) horror films then this would seem new however. Okay so the plot is that the "Rage" has taken over London and most people are dead. A few are on the run but under attack. The zombies move quickly and are rather difficult to escape which is why most people I've talked to really enjoyed it. Truth is that I didn't find it very thrilling. I couldn't care less about the characters I was dealt, and I couldn't wait to get back to watching some less pretentious zombie movies that at least try to have a little fun. On the other hand the serious nature of the film does aid it as well as it does hinder I suppose. It's got good atmosphere, and the scenes towards the end (which I shan't ruin) are actually really quite good. Unfortunately I found that every time the movie would get interesting, it would sort of die down and so on. I actually saw this one with my parents who shared my lack of enthusiasm although we did have fun mocking "the rage". This is a good film overall even though I'm heavily critical of it. I would recommend people watch this however there are many better zombie films, this one is just really easy to find!

Availability:  On DVD & Blu-Ray