Could have been better

Rating: 6/10 (24 June 2007)

Sequels can be tricky. Often times they're a remake of the original film (think Final Destination I, II and III), but in this case the sequel would have to be a continuation of the story. . . something different. And at first the film promises to give us something new. The set up is great, some of the subtle references to Iraq come through nicely, and we learn something new about the disease. The film becomes cliché when a blood bath unfolds.
Where 28 Days Later kept the horror intimate, personal, immediate - 28 Weeks Later opens up the violence making it impersonal. Perhaps another reference to the war in Iraq. The movie should end 30 seconds before it does. I think an open ending would have been more successful by leaving the audience wondering what happens next.