Very Good Follow Up To The First Movie

Rating: 7/10 (11 September 2017)

It's a rare thing to have the sequel of a movie to be equal to or better than its predecessor. "28 Weeks Later" is one of those rarities.
28 weeks after the outbreak of the "rage" virus that turns people into rabid, maniacal killers, an American led NATO force begins the clean up and reconstruction of England. Displaced survivors are now filtering in to a large district controlled by the military. But two children, a brother and sister, will enter the district and set forth a chain of events that will bring back infection, death and destruction. Two U.S. soldiers (played by Jeremy Renner and Rose Byrne) have the opportunity to minimize the effects of the new outbreak; but their chances are slim when they are going up against hundreds of infected and soldiers ordered to kill everyone on sight.
My most memorable, movie moment of "28 Weeks Later" is **SPOILER ALERT** the scene when Renner gets out of a stalled car to push it — and those inside the car (Byrne and the two children) — to safety, while soldiers behind Renner are getting their flamethrowers ready to burn him and the car.
A few glaring shenanigans destroyed the A grade I wanted to give this movie. 1) a woman who is a carrier of the virus doesn't have armed guards posted at her door 24 hours a day; 2) the lead infected has thinking abilities that are not present in any other infected, and the movie never explains why; and 3) a glorified janitor has access to the most sensitive areas of the military compound. Still, "28 Weeks Later" is an above average horror movie. Very good acting, direction and editing; a fast pace, numerous tense and horrifying scenes keeps the viewer entertained all the way to the last second.
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