Peeping Tom Soldiers....

Rating: 7/10 (11 April 2013)

Six months after the Rage virus has spread throughout the city of London, the United States Army has restored order and is repopulating the quarantined city.
When a carrier of the Rage virus enters London and unknowingly re-ignites the spread of the deadly infection, havoc once again dawns on the entire population....
28 Days Later was a phenomenon, it was taut, scary, but with a very real feel to it.
So obviously I was dreading the fact that a sequel was being released. But I could have put my mind at rest as soon as this was green-lit, because not only is it a great sequel, it's a very good standalone genre movie too.
Basically picking up five months after the end of the first movie, it has nothing to do with the original characters, but it follows the same essence.
Like the first movie, the film opens with an amazing sequence, this time a country house invaded by infected, and a Husband abandoning his wife in favour of survival. It's a pretty intense sequence, and sets the mood for the rest of the film.
To cut a long story short, the husband is living in a safe zone, meets up with his kids, kids go wandering, find mum who is at home, bring her back, she's partially infected, kisses Robert Carlyle who in turn gets infected, and all hell breaks loose.
Then it's a battle for survival, and they bring Rose Byrne and Hawkeye along for the ride.
it's simple stuff, but executed in such a good manner. The only thing that bothered me was Carlyle, whom after becoming infected, turned up everywhere where his children were.
Stand out scenes include a helicopter used as a weapon, and an infection outbreak in dark car park.
it's a well made sequel, lot's of fun, and at least if this was reality, Bowie would still be making music....