A bit of a let down

Rating: 4/10 (10 May 2007)

Having seen this as part of a free preview i have to say I'm glad i never paid to see it. While its not a terrible film, its just not a good one either, and definitely not as good as the original in the end. Don't get me wrong, the opening 45 - 50 minutes (up until things start to go wrong) but it just goes downhill from there.
There are a few small plot holes in the beginning, and they just get bigger as it goes on. The smallest plot hole being when the US colonel mentions that the Virus doesn't seem to cross species, when anyone who has seen the original will know thats how it all started. But thats forgivable, as they are a foreign force that could be misinformed about the outbreak.
I felt the start of the film had the same atmosphere and intensity of 28 Days, but then just turned into a run of the mill violent horror we are used to seeing churned out of Hollywood.
I had a big problem with the way the 'safe zone' was protected with one security fence that the infected easily breached. Robert Carlisle's character seems to get limitless access to sensitive areas of the district despite being just a survivor of the original outbreak. Some people might like to believe the US military is run by some country bumpkins, but that was just a stupid piece of writing.
Worth going to see if you are curious. But ultimately a let down in the end.