A Hollywood version of 28 Days Later

Rating: Null/10 (20 November 2011)

I came to watch this movie last night without actually planning to watch it. I was actually going to watch X Men Origins Wolverine but this came on free to air and I was a little intrigued. A world where a cure for cancer turns the curees into monsters. This plot line is very similar to 28 Days Later. Trying to escape a city that is plagued by infected people that are trying to infect everyone. The only difference is that in this film, it was a cure for cancer that turned people into vicious savages and that there is far less people who have survived. I quite liked Will Smith's character and that he would trawl the abandoned dwellings in search of food and that he created a world of mannequins in the video store and that he kept it so orderly. The saddest part of the film was when his faithful companion, Sam, the Alsation was infected by one of the monster dogs and he had to put her down. Very traumatic scene which made me almost stop watching it as usually the pets survive like in Alien. Overall, this kept me glued to my seat happily entertained. I think the ending was a little short and the self sacrificing was seen a mile away but still poetic nonetheless.