A film containing that much flaws and still so much fun? Awesome...

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2012)

!!!!!!This review contains a small amount of spoilers!!!!!!!
I have to admit that I might be a little prejudged. I am a huge fan of zombie movies. You name a zombie movie, I've seen it and probably enjoyed it. Furthermore this film's predecessor, "28 days later", is one of my favorite movies.
Does that mean this movie is without its flaws? Most certainly not. It doesn't resemble its predecessor at all. They could perfectly be seen separately. Still, I recommend you watch them both and in the correct order.
A short summary: 28 weeks after patient Z, Britain has been declared free of infection and the NAVO has installed a military force in London and secured a safe zone. They let in civilians to repopulate the country. But of course (otherwise it wouldn't be much of a movie), something goes wrong. The infection spreads again, the military loses control and the survivors try to stay alive.
I should probably start with mentioning the opening scene, which is one of the best scenes in any movie I have ever seen. It starts out slow and quiet, but then... The pacing, the action, that feeling you get. The song that accompanies the last part of this scene is awesome. You can hear it once again, around the middle part of the movie, in what is according to me the second best scene from the movie. The opening on its own is probably better than the rest of the movie, and captures the feel of the first movie. Something which the rest of the movie doesn't do quite well, since the focus has moved from just surviving to big-budget action.
No character really stands out. You have a nice looking scientist, the standard "bad-ass" soldier, the commander that is willing to do all to be in control, some bland people that die very quickly. None of them are too smart, but this seems to be a trait which all but a few rare people in horror movies possess. The effects are fine, the zombies are fine, the ending decent enough. The action is done quite well, great when accompanied by the sublime music, mentioned above. Nothing really stands out, there's nothing really wrong either. Except...
There is just one major thing (and it's major) I don't like about this movie. It has some totally illogical plot holes and errors. All movies have some, and I can live with that. Making mistakes is human, but in this movie some things are just inexplicably stupid. For the sake of not giving too much spoilers. I'll discuss one. John (a key role in the movie), who is the father of the 2 children that can be considered the main characters, is one of the few survivors who is already on the island when the civilians arrive. And he has been granted full access to all compounds, civilian and military alike, in the entire city. Don't you think this a very unlikely? Furthermore, he becomes some sort of a super-zombie, capable of teleportation and surviving a huge fireball. This is just one of the many mistakes in the movie. Some are just so obvious it hurts the brain to think about it. On the other hand, if you're one that doesn't mind these things or can get over it easily, there is nothing really wrong with the movie.
This movie is a must for every horror fan, and zombie-lovers in general. It's generally good and really great in some parts, and those moments outweigh some of the more mind-boggling moments in the movie. Just know that you should probably not try to compare it to its predecessor.