Unexpected Rage

Rating: 8/10 (12 May 2007)

Watched this last night, as with any sequel the immediate thought of 'Will it compare' being the predominant thought.
From the outset the character base is established and certainly the opening 35 minutes lends enough hints as to form a large part of the later of the film.
There wasn't quite the same atmosphere to 28 Weeks Later to 28 Days Later, some scenes which were obvious 'jump in the seat' moments were a little too telegraphed, or maybe thats just me being literally desensitised to film violence !, I also found in couple of scenes what appeared to be more than cutaway shots to the next scene to be badly edited joins, although these didn't detract the pace of the film, they were noticeable.
There were points in the film where the script obviously is meant to be portraying a particularly horrific moment, yet like several in the screening, found the situation had a certain comedic effect, again this might have more to do with desensitisation than a weak point in the script.
The cast was superb, with Imogen Poots and Rose Byrne putting in commendable performances.
I can recommend this film, if only on the basis that it is a sequel that has not ruined the original and still contains enough fear and a great vision of a future "What could happened"