An Illogical, Dizzying Mess

Rating: 5/10 (19 May 2007)

At least the premise is still effective. The direction was a mess, however, and I found myself feeling sick at numerous intervals in the film (the first time it's ever happened to me). Also, there are far too many completely illogical holes in the concept of the film that make it far less believable than the first.
Carlisle is solid as the dad who survived, but the rest of the characters are quite dull. I really wish they had cut out some of the plot devices and put a little more effort into humanizing the whole situation. That's what made the first one work: the surviving humans were far worse than becoming infected! In this one, that same theme is missing.
Here's hoping they don't bother with another sequel.