Nice visually and thematically, not as good with acting or storytelling

Rating: 7/10 (21 June 2020)

28 Weeks Later is a good follow-up to the first installment. It keeps the overall theme while still adding something new.
While it doesn't look like it was shot on a digital camera (like the 28 days intentionally was), it still manages to look realistic and gritty. The overabundance of shaky-cam though is quite annoying though the more you watch.
It has some interesting visuals, some very basic symbolism (I'd even call it "film school" symbolism) for most audiences to understand. The music is nice and they have succeded with building up the "dead city' atmosphere (hence the intercut shots of the city and the graveyard while they are driving through).
And while there lots of really good and stylish visuals that many will enjoy, story-wise it doesn't make a lot of sense. The scenes I'm talking about are cool to watch but when you stop and think about one - it crumbles. Also, the acting wasn't that good, Elba had nothing to do in this film, Renner was boring. Carlyle was the only exception cause of how feral he looks while infected. I'm sure that good performances would've made this much better, but it seems like the script wouldn't allow it.
Anyway, 28 Weeks Later is a good film (especially if you loved the first one). Give it a deeper look and you might find more than just a zombie film, the director has put lots of stuff in there for you to enjoy.