28 Days Later... (2002)


28 Days Later... (2002)

28 Days Later... (2002)

28 Days Later... (2002)

28 Days Later... (2002)

28 Days Later... (2002)

28 Days Later... (2002)


Director: Danny Boyle


Cast: Alex Palmer as Activist, Bindu De Stoppani as Activist, Jukka Hiltunen as Activist, David Schneider as Scientist, Cillian Murphy as Jim, Toby Sedgwick as Infected Priest, Naomie Harris as Selena, Noah Huntley as Mark, Christopher Dunne as Jim's Father, Emma Hitching as Jim's Mother, Alexander Delamere as Mr. Bridges, Kim McGarrity as Mr. Bridges' Daughter, Brendan Gleeson as Frank, Megan Burns as Hannah, Justin Hackney as Infected Kid



As it so happens, 28 Days Later is the best zombie movie in the last
few decades. Probably since Romero's classics, if I recall accurately.
It stands up on its own in a genre which is frequently plagued by a
sort of innate stupidity, a consequence of one too many dead people.
Otherwise how could one explain the fact that the most acclaimed zombie
films are parodies of the genre?

28 Days Later shares a striking resemblance with Resident Evil, in that
it kind of starts where RE left off: after one of the most exciting
intro sequences I have ever witnessed (!), a lonely average-Joe, (Jim
in this particular case) wakes up in a deserted London and takes a
jolly good walk through the intimidatingly empty streets. Man-kind
seems to have been wiped out by a contagious virus which induces a sort
of blind rage upon those who fall prey to it. As may have guessed by
now, this will be a story of survival.

While most horror films will offer a relatively exciting ride with
little more than sparse scares, Danny Boyle's movie sheds a new light
on the survival instinct of human beings which can damned well spook
the living hell out of you - even if not in the traditional sense.
Looking at Children of Men might offer some insight into what it feels
like to have no future and this itself may clear the way to
appreciating 28 Days Later.

I guess it's one of those rare horror films which not only enlighten
the viewer with nice, gory slaughters but also with a share of
psychological goodies. 28 Days Later doesn't forget "the Master" either
and offers an obvious and unobtrusive tribute to Dawn of the Dead. All
around the movie keeps you going because it is an immersive experience
and not just a "poke-your-finger" kind of experience.

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