28 Weeks Later (2007)
London breathes a sigh of relief as the news spreads that the ‘infected’ have starved to death and the evacuees can return to their homes. Whew – that was close, right? Now… time to get back to normal and put that pesky virus business behind them. Oops! Another outbreak! Didn’t those damn animals rights people learn their lesson the first time?
Sure they did. In 28 Weeks Later it isn’t the animal rights people that trigger the outbreak. This time it’s a husband and wife who are reconciling after he cowardly runs away to leave her to fend for herself against the virus infected people that attack them in the farmhouse they’re hiding in during the first outbreak. He finds out she’s alive and well. She forgives him. They kiss – and we start all over again.
Seriously though, 28 Weeks Later and its predecessor, 28 Days Later, treat the audience like they have a brain. These aren’t thoughtless blood and guts movies. They have a plot, a good story and sharp writing while still being violent and gory. Perhaps the scariest thing of all about the movies is that something like this happening in the real world doesn’t seem all that implausible.
Quick Review: 28 Weeks Later is one of the few sequels that is every bit as good as the original.
Love the movie? Buy the DVD:
28 Weeks Later (Widescreen Edition)
Blu-Ray
Buy 28 Days Later with 28 Weeks Later in a DVD Bundle!
