Fairly good sequel

Rating: 6/10 (27 May 2007)

If the makers of 28 Weeks Later set out to make a shocking, gruesome and intense horror film, then they succeeded, but it was such a frantically paced movie, half the time I had trouble working out was going on.
The film moved at such a breakneck pace, it barely had any let up for the audience to absorb what was happening, unlike the original which had a steadier pace and allowed the suspense to build gradually, rather than a full on assault.
I found some of the scenes shocking, especially the dad becoming infected with the virus and killing his wife, and the main soldier getting burned to death, which was harrowing to watch.
The film was very graphic and intense, but was more shallow than the first one, as the characters weren't as strong and it didn't really add much to the story from 28 Days Later. It worked better as just a straightforward zombie/action film.