Awful, just awful...

Rating: 2/10 (23 October 2007)

I went into this movie with high hopes. I liked 28 Days Later, so I was pretty excited to see this one. I was bummed that Danny Boyle wasn't on board, but hey, it could still be good, right?
The beginning showed promise. Then, it hit. Yes, the plot holes that everyone keeps discussing. HORRIBLE, humongous plot holes. And it wasn't just the plot holes that made this movie bad. It was the poor writing and the gore for the sake of gore...
First the writing. Where to begin. Ridiculous. The characters, the storyline, everything. I won't go into detail, just scan some of the other reviews (you know, the sensible ones not written by "fanboys" of the first movie). Why couldn't the story include other interesting bits and pieces to shed more light on the nature of the infected? Do they think? What do they eat, candy bars?? Do they feel pain? Are they faster and/or stronger than regular people? How can they tell the difference between themselves and normal people? Nope. Nothing. I thought the genetic mutation of the mother might have been a promising aspect to the story, but really, when it comes down to it, it need not have even been included in the plot, other than to get the mother to reinfect everyone.
And the gore. Hey, I'm all for shocking gore with my zombie movies, but this was just over the top. Done for it's own sake, really. Added nothing to the horror element of the film at all!! The chopper scene???? C'mon!!! I laughed my butt off!! Just dumb...
If you have any respect for the genre, and/or liked the first one, skip this one. It's a waste of time.
How this dog got the ratings on IMDb that it did are beyond me...