A decent sequel

Rating: 7/10 (21 January 2008)

28 Weeks Later, the sequel to the Danny Boyle art-house horror cult smash, is decent enough. The first film was, in my opinion, an overlooked classic; it was raw, realistic with a great performance from the yummy Cillian Murphy.
28 Weeks Later, starts 28 weeks after the end of the first story, with London having been obliterated by the Zombie infection. Repopulation is underway and two children are brought back to the city to meet their father, played admirably well by Boyle stalwart, Robert Carlyle.
Where the movie scores is the cast and the acting, Robert Carlyle is extremely effective in the male lead and Rose Byrne brings up the female lead, ably supported by the rest of the cast.
The script is equally good, being more cerebral than the usual "skop,skiet en donder" than we're used to. The score, as in the first, is fantastic, John Murphy doing a wonderful job of evoking fear and tension There are some truly thrilling moments in the film, some of the highlights being the napalm detonations, and night vision sequence in the subway, the night vision sequence is easily one of the most terrifying moments on film. All in all, "28 Weeks Later" is an excellent follow-up. Bring on "28 Month's later"!