A Beautiful Piece of Art

Rating: 9/10 (7 November 2007)

I always had the feeling this was just going to be a lame sequel using the name of the classic movie "28 Days Later". Mainly because "28 Days Later" had a good ending where infected die of starvation and everything was going to be OK. So looking at the trailer, you might feel cheated to have watched "28 Days Later", cause things just don't seem to turn out OK after all. But you would be wrong. "28 Weeks Later" isn't an "Elm Street" type sequel where evil just comes back for no good reason. As in most horror sequels, "28 Weeks Later" takes its own horror elements to the next level. I don't wanna give any spoilers, so all I can say is everything is more intense than "28 Days Later" The shooting of the film is just beautiful. The use of filters, lighting, fast camera movement, empty city scenes, and music make this movie a true piece of art. You will realize that it actually is a good thing the sequel has a different director, so you will get a chance to see the idea of "28 Days Later" from a different point of view. "28 Days Later" & "28 Weeks Later" is probably one of the best horror couple ever made, since each of them is a whole different movie in itself with only the idea of infected people in common. The only downside of the movie was it felt too short. It was probably the quickest 90 minutes of my life. This actually IS a downside, because it leaves the viewer dissatisfied. Most characters have longer backgrounds than their lives in the movie. And the overall of the movie gives you the feeling that it was cut short due to lack of budget (probably). Nevertheless, "28 Weeks Later" is a must see for horror addicts, and it definitely is better than some of the classic movies of modern time.