Nothing Special

Rating: 3/10 (31 August 2004)

Before I saw this movie a number of people were recommending it as one of their favourite movies.
After seeing it myself I cannot see how they could rate it so highly. To me it seemed like just another average horror/disaster movie. It was incredibly similar in plot to 28 Days Later, and provided nothing strikingly original. In my opinion 28 Days Later is better because of the early atmospheric scenes of deserted London, but both movies fall apart towards their ends.
Dawn of the Dead does have one saving grace - a scene involving rooftops, celebrities, and a high powered rifle...