Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (19 December 2007)

I absolutely loved "28 Days Later". I never heard of the movie but decided to go watch it and was pleasantly surprised. I like the zombie genre and this was an interesting variation of it, with the scenes of an deserted London providing a spectacular atmosphere.
When I heard about a sequel I was afraid that they were just cashing in on the success of the first movie. After I saw the trailer I changed my mind. It was a very appealing trailer and it didn't reveal anything from the plot. Also, I think Robert Carlyle is an excellent actor so I couldn't be happier.
After watching the movie I was disappointed. The film starts off great and you think the main character's guilty feelings will play an important role in the future... but no! The scene when Don sees Alice has a lot of potential but ultimately fails and ruins the whole movie. I was shocked, not by the gore but of sheer disappointment with the course the movie took.
After that it becomes just another movie with forgettable characters, some confusing transitions and you just feel detached.
I was sad to see a story and characters with potential being wasted. Some individual scenes later in the movie (the power outage and the panic) could've been so much better.
The movie is unnecessarily more gory and has a lot of scenes where you think "that's just stupid". It's not a case of fallible human nature but just some characters making stupid and pointless decisions.
The US army is terribly portrayed and does a poor job in dealing with the situation. Again, not because of overwhelming circumstances but just because of idiotic decisions.
A fan of the first movie will have to watch it but I think they will be ultimately disappointed as well :(