Bloody Annoying

Rating: 6/10 (29 May 2007)

Lovely scenery, wickedly good soundtrack - but obvious story line that leaks like a sieve. The plot is basically spun on a series of mistakes that are only mildly believable. Mistakes of the institution - bloated, clumsy and unable to adapt coupled with mistakes of the individual - emotionally crippled and rationally impaired. Half the time your thinking "stupid, stupid, stupid." "Can't wait for this one to get it." Leaving one without even a tingly of remorse for thinking such evil thoughts. This seems more gory and trite than "28 days later." At least in "28 days" the mistakes are understandable from the characters perspective, and there are some folks you want to survive. This had some suspenseful moments, but relied far too heavily on the crafty camera work and music. One must lull the audience with story, suspension of disbelief is critical to really scaring people versus just annoying people. So - go because we know your going to since "28 days" was so bloody awesome, and you best see it on the full large screen. But, don't expect anyone who doesn't love a gore fest or bureaucracy bashing to enjoy it or walk away thinking that was a good experience.