Good, but not great.

Rating: Null/10 (27 March 2004)

I saw the original film years ago and admired it for it for the suspense and for the social commentary it made. It was much more than just a gore film. I only wished that it could have been better acted and have a bigger budget. This remake is much slicker than the original could ever be thanks to CGI and just-plain-better actors. However most of the social commentary and satire found in the original has been replaced by video-game style gore. The original contained many jabs at America's consumer-driven society. This film misses that boat entirely and is much shallower than the original. In my opinion, 28 Days is much scarier and more suspenseful BECAUSE of the social commentary it makes. You end up caring much more for the characters in 28 Days. In this remake of Dawn, you do end up caring very much about some of the characters, but there are too many people to keep track of and for that reason, some of the gore scenes miss out on the added emotional punch that existed in the original flick. This remake of Dawn of the Dead is not a stinker by any means. It's entertaining, I just think it could have been a lot more than what it was. I wish someone would remake this again, only better.