Review of 28 Days Later (2002) by Phillip M — 27 Oct 2012
Zombie movies have been done over and over again. But this one stands out in an interesting way. Rather than recycling from older movies of its kind, this one takes what's been done numerous times, and does something unique with it as opposed to repeating the formula.
It uses a slightly different formula to get the same result. What is done differently in this film is the zombies are NOT your typical, slow walking retards. These zombies are FAST and are hyped up on the disease which is called 'rage'.
This drives the horror element dramatically, and it efficiently keeps you in suspense as the main characters are chased by zombies that run like hell. These monstrous and bloodthirsty zombies were handled very well for this movie, and made for a great twist that we don't see in most films of this kind.
Aside from all that, the acting is done quite well, and we care just enough about the characters that when one of them dies, we feel for them. We want as many of these characters to survive as possible.
Fairly simple plot and yet effective in delivering the horror and suspense. It's not a perfect movie, but for what it is, it is VERY well done. If you don't mind all the gore, and you're looking for a good Halloween movie or just a scary movie in general, then this is a good watch.
Definitely check it out.
This review of 28 Days Later (2002) was written by Phillip M on 27 Oct 2012.
28 Days Later has generally received very positive reviews.
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