28 Weeks Later: Stupid Characters and Gratuitous Nasty

Rating: 5/10 (2 August 2007)

28 Weeks Later is an obnoxious and gratuitously nasty movie full of stupid characters who make stupid decisions.
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You have the stupid kids who bring the infection back because they had to retrieve some personal items from their home which was sealed off in a quarantined area. You have the stupid father of these children who kisses his wife, a woman has spent weeks around the infected, before her blood test results come in. And then you have the stupid military who are 1) too stupid to stop the kids before they run too far into the quarantined area, 2) are too stupid to have someone guard the room where the infected mother is being kept, 3) aren't smart enough to come up with a plan other than "lets blow up everything" once the infection breaks out again, and 4) are too stupid to tell the difference between zombies and healthy people, even when those people aren't growling, are yelling "help!" in clear English, and are able to drive down a street in an automobile. "I'm not taking those people!".
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28 Weeks Later is a stupid, stupid movie with very few redeeming qualities. Just stick with the first film if you want something that is at least watchable.