more than just OK

Rating: 7/10 (10 September 2007)

This movie was - lets say - more than just OK, it had terrible flaws, but despite of that it is very entertaining.
Let me start with the flaws:
As some have already said the movie has some very stupid people doing very stupid things. Dons son, for example, it one of those typical kids you just hate for what they do, he reminds me of Bob (the House By The Cemetery). His sister is only a little better, the movie would have done great without those two and their annoying actions. Don kissing his wife even though she had bite marks is just... ouch
There are quite a lot of logical mistakes, which have already been mentioned in other comments, so i won't list them here.
But, if you want to overlook its flaws and the terribly shaky camera, the movie is a feast for horror and gore fans. There where many scenes, that made my heart beat faster, like the one with the night vision. There where some scenes, where i wanted to give the movie an applause, like that "helicopter chopping up the zombies" - scene. This movie digs deep to find every last kind of possible shock-effect, which could or might be scary even today, some get used twice and some fail, but all in all they get it about right (i have seen better effects though).
I hated the first one for its lack of consequence, it was like watching two movies, one good - one terrible, just to get all the social criticism into it. I feared the same for the second, but this one stayed true to its self AND managed to communicate the criticism.
After all the funky effects and well done stories with all their depth, a movie always boils down to the way it entertains the audience. 28 Weeks Later might not be one of those fresh flashy movies straight out of the computer with a well sorted out storyline, lovable main characters, hate-able baddys and cool one-liners, but it is great fun to watch and you get a good chance to get shocked at least once in a while.