http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/16/28-WEEKS-LATER-A-Worthy-Sequel.aspx Great Britain has been overrun. Cities that aren’t deserted are full of corpses. In the aftermath of the rage virus as seen in Danny Boyle’s brilliant 28 DAYS LATER, the sun seems to have pretty well set on England. There are a few people still alive; as the scene opens on the sequel, 28 WEEKS LATER, Don Harris (Robert Carlyle) and his wife Alice (Catherine McCormack) are holed up in a little cottage with a few others, hoping to outlast the infected. But, they’re soon discovered, and in the ensuing carnage, Don escapes, leaving Alice behind. Now, 28 weeks have elapsed since the infection began, and the U.S. Army has come in, leading a NATO mission to reclaim England. Among the refugees returning are Tammy (Imogen Poots) and Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton; no really, that’s his name), Don’s kids who were trapped in Spain when things went down. Don meets them and breaks the bad news, and they try to get on with life. However, the kids head back to their house in violation of quarantine and find something interesting: their mom, who’s infected but shows no symptoms. She’s a carrier, something nobody gets a chance to tell Don before he gets all smoochy with her. Now, the kids are on the run from a new surge of the infected, and a soldier not too keen on shooting civilians (Jeremy Renner), a compassionate army doc (Rose Byrne) and a helicopter pilot (Harold Perrineau) are the only allies the kids have as they get caught between the infected and the U.S. Army’s kill-‘em-all approach to containing the outbreak. 28 WEEKS LATER had some big shoes to fill, and it doesn’t quite manage to do the job. The characters are more stock than the last bunch, and some of the immediacy and chills are robbed by sticking with film as opposed to the grainy digital video Boyle used to such great effect. Plus, the writing just isn’t as sharp as Alex Garland’s. I was so caught up in the first one that when a soldier pointed out the fact that only England could have been affected by the virus due to its transmission speed, it came as a surprise; there were no such moments in this one. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/16/28-WEEKS-LATER-A-Worthy-Sequel.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/16/28-WEEKS-LATER-A-Worthy-Sequel.aspx#1802 didnt like the first one so not sure if i will watch thi one tinkluvspan http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/16/28-WEEKS-LATER-A-Worthy-Sequel.aspx#1802 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:18:30 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/16/28-WEEKS-LATER-A-Worthy-Sequel.aspx#1804 well, i am interested in seeing it. cuz i liked the first one. lol brokun1 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/16/28-WEEKS-LATER-A-Worthy-Sequel.aspx#1804 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:58:49 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/16/28-WEEKS-LATER-A-Worthy-Sequel.aspx#1824 I liked the sequel, although I liked the soundtrack better in the first one. Catyanna http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/16/28-WEEKS-LATER-A-Worthy-Sequel.aspx#1824 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:18:52 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/16/28-WEEKS-LATER-A-Worthy-Sequel.aspx#2187 WATCHING THIS IS A ONE TIME DEAL I WILL NEVER NEED TO SEE IT AGAIN. WAVELYN http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/16/28-WEEKS-LATER-A-Worthy-Sequel.aspx#2187 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:12:21 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/16/28-WEEKS-LATER-A-Worthy-Sequel.aspx#2192 i just won this one today! i am going to come back and let you know if i agree with wavelyn or not. brokun1 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/16/28-WEEKS-LATER-A-Worthy-Sequel.aspx#2192 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:20:11 GMT