Like having your favourite food again and again and .....

Rating: 7/10 (27 December 2007)

Another day another sequel, in this case a sequel to a brilliant film made by a brilliant director, i seriously questioned why a person like Danny Boyle would fall for the sequel bandwagon, but obviously everything has a price, or better still he really believed in this movie.
1 minute into this movie i was both disappointed and relieved, NO DANNY BOYLE Didn't DIRECT THIS FILM, so i knew i would get a lesser product and at the same time i was relieved that at least some person was willing to hold out from the exploitation sequels.
The premise of the movie is as old as the mountains, obviously no infection ever stays controlled and there's always more guns, more running, and multiple enemies, not the mention the elusive miracle cure.OBVIOUSLY ORIGINALITY POINTS ARE ZERO.
The shots of an abandoned London which blew me away in "28 days", didn't quite have the impact here even though there were done on larger scale, THIS MOVIE HAS ALMOST NO NEW IDEAS TO OFFER.
But you still cannot take away the cinematic and entertainment value of this movie..
The movie starts of tense and never ever lets up, even in moments of supposed calm you know something is going to wrong and you never ever feel in the comfort zone, THIS MOVIE Doesn't HAVE THOSE JUMP AND LAUGH AFTERWARDS SCENE BUT IS PUMPED WITH TENSION AND DESPAIR.
A lot of the credit for the feel of this movie should go to the background score, its ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT, simple tunes and instruments, are used to create a haunting effect, the music moves with the mood, and enhances every feeling that you feel.ONCE AGAIN A PROJECT INVOLVING DANNY BOYLE HAS FLAWLESS BACKGROUND SCORE.
The cinematography is superb, although there have been nothing new to offer but every scene is handled with panache you can feel the fear in the dark, or the expanse of abandoned London, or the haphazard scuffle between inexperienced fighters who are often fighting desperately for their life.HERE TOO EVEN THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE BUT YET OOZED OF QUALITY.
The acting too was superb no extra melodrama, IN A MOVIE THAT HAD A LOT OF DRAMA, i normally hate drama and even though i didn't go as far as enjoying the drama in this movie, i was really OK with it, IF ANYTHING THE SLIGHTLY WEAK SCRIPT CAN BE BLAMED FOR THE WEAK SCENES.
The 2 girls weren't bad looking either even though there is no semblance of sexuality its nice to see pretty girls instead of ugly ones.
Think of your favourite food, have you ever had a time when you've had it again and again and again and even though your FAR FROM FED UP WITH IT YOU FEEL IT TASTES A LITTLE LESS BETTER Every time???...
Well i love zombie flicks, i love the blood,the guns, the explosions, the tensions, AND YOU CAN NEVER NOT LIKE A FLAWLESS BACKGROUND SCORE LIKE THIS, but somehow after seeing so many zombie movies with variations of the same old stuff, the pleasure is decreasing.
Yet hats off to the director and his team for doing such a fine job despite the lack of originality in the script and plot.
Fans and first time watchers of the genre will definitely enjoy it, but be warned its much more of a tense thriller than it is a action flick unlike most zombie flicks.
-s NOTHING NEW OR ORIGINAL,slightly weak script,PLOT HOLES.
+/-s too much of the same good thing????..
+s FLAWLESS BACKGROUND SCORE, very good acting, lots of tension, some decent special effects, SUPERB CINEMATOGRAPHY.
total 7/10 (just too original to merit anything more, will not make tedious comparisons to the original but my favourite food syndrome was definitely at play here,do watch with correct expectations.)