Big Disappointment- Don't waste your money

Rating: 5/10 (20 May 2007)

I was wary of this film going in because when they change directors its usually not a good thing. But the film got good reviews so I went and saw it. Big mistake. This movie is a major disappointment. 28 Days Later was a brilliant film with a neat little take on the zombie genre and some actual questions to ask. 28 Weeks is just dumb. This could be any of a dozen horror flicks where the focus is one the splatter rather than the characters. The characters, unlike in the first one, suffer from terminal stupidity. The way which the virus gets out again is dumb even by horror movie standards. Oddly enough, since it seems like such a lesser movie, there's not enough time to get to know any of these characters and care about them. In 28 Days Later e knew that it was Jim's story. In this film whose story is it? Is it the father? Is it the kids? Is it the military? The whole thing is a mess. The military plan makes no sense, even as these things go in films. Unlike in the first film you'll actively want some of these people to die they're so dumb. Please people, save your money. Don't reward crappy film making like this with your hard earned dollars.