Very scary and visionary follow up

Rating: 9/10 (28 January 2008)

28 Days Later was a jumpy, clever thrill ride which found a patient who woke up in an abandoned hospital and proceeded to discover a barren wasteland that was once London. It was all abandoned... that is, except for hundreds of infected people with "Rage", a virus which spreads through the blood in seconds and turns a person into a savage zombie. It was totally f***ing scary and completely believable.
Fast forward "28 Weeks" after that incident, and the viewer finds themselves once again in London, only this time American soldiers have moved in and done some reconstruction, sealing off the city except one small part where survivors of the outbreak can repopulate. After a narrow and terrifying attack, a young man is reunited with his children, and with the promise of no more infection from the military, everything seems to be getting back to normal. Wrong.
In a clever plot twist which I won't give away, the virus manages to sneak its way back into the hopeful community, and within a matter of minutes the horror is plaguing innocent people in the most brutal way. Gore is splashed on thick and director Juan Carlos Fresnidilla keeps the pace fast and the cinematography slick. Although the editing is choppy and incoherent in some parts, overall "Weeks" is captured quite brilliantly, taking on a whole new style from the masterful first. As equally scary as its predecessor and with a very effective ending, "Weeks" scores where the first one did on a truly scary level.