So Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (11 May 2007)

I went to see this movie with high expectations. The opening sequence was particularly impressive, visually stunning, and disturbing to say the least, at how easy the virus spread. But I knew after that opening scene that the style of action sequences was going to be a frenzy, just like the original. And I have to agree with the critics of the prequel that too much was happening to quickly. And this is how it was trough the rest of he film. You just couldn't make out what was going on. Upto the first outbreak, and the attempts to quell the infection the film is absorbing. But then the film deteriorates into a total unrealistic shambles. A group, our main protagonists cannot leave the quarantined section, but a rogue helicopter pilot from the us air force can fly around wherever he wants???? And also if you knew infected could be nearby, would you start screaming and shouting as loud as you can wherever you go? And finally. The whole world knows that mainland Britain is a no go quarantined area, from the rest of the world, but a helicopter can just fly straight into France. Come on!! In the real world that Helicopter or any other aircraft would be shot down immediately. I don't know maybe its me being over critical. At the end of the day it is just a movie. But then I say to myself, that I would not want to make a movie with such silly plot holes. The director must see this too, or do they think the average person is not going to notice? I only give this a 6 out of 10 because the fundamental idea is as scary as hell, the infected people are the scariest things I ever see, and the way the virus takes over the person is so brutal. Scary stuff! The film just could have been so much better. Let down again!