Robert Carlisle makes it special

Rating: 8/10 (14 March 2008)

28 Days Weeks Later is not as good as its original, but still very entertaining. Key factor in this one is the very talented (and daring) Robert Carlisle. I don't see that many big American actors (like Tom Cruise, Will Smith or Bruce Willis for instance) taking up a role about a man who cowardly runs away from his wife in order to save his own life, who lies to his kids and at the end is even responsible for wiping out the entire surviving human colony. Even as a killing zombie you still feel sympathy for this man. Robert Carlisle is our man! If he does a villain (Trainspotting) or a sympathetic loser (The Full Monty), you always believe his character.
Storywise there are a lot of elements in 28 Weeks Later that secure enough scenes of suspense and action. Again, the deserted London looks great. Even though it's hard to believe that the two children manage to escape from the save zone, the scenes in which they drive through the deserted British capital make a big impression. Yeah, I loved this movie!
8/10