Will

If you’ve had any formal martial arts training (BJJ, judo, thai boxing, boxing etc) or any understanding of physics, it’s going to be hard to watch this. The main character is literally throwing men 3 times her size around as though she is Blade, with no explanation as to why she has super human strength.

28 Years Later fell victim to the Jurassic Park effect. Where the first and second films were great/good, and then came the franchise drop-off which is probably just going to get worse at this point. Watching this film is a bit like watching an entire series where you can only see the first episode of each season. Lots of unanswered questions, such as in 28 Weeks Later all the infected had died of starvation, but in this version they eat fish, and are somehow fast enough to catch wild deer, but not fast enough to catch humans. Why is an infected female pregnant, are the infected experiencing a sex positivity movement, or was she already pregnant before she was infected. Why does the alpha have a large eggplant that not only appears to be as enraged as he does, but also seems to always be on display and the center of every shot, is this an important plot point that I am missing? Is this a hint at the next installment “28cm Later”? Why are the infected evolving in a space of 28 years, or is the virus less potent each time it is passed on? Why are bullets less effective than arrows? Why did Lord Voldemort diagnose the boys my with cancer and then euthanize her on the same day? Why was the boy cool with that, and happy to put his mum’s skull on top of a large pile of skulls. What's going on with the Power Ranger scene at the end of the film? All in all the film is not scary or suspenseful, it’s just strange and disappointing.

So, rewatching this 20 Years later I’m left with a few questions. Why is Kevin Bacons character so horny? This chap goes invisible and literally becomes obsessed with sex, managing to sexually harass every female character in the film. Also, why does he suddenly develop super human strength? All of a sudden he can throw grown men across the room, and lift overweight people up off the floor with one hand. Why did Rhona Mitra take her clothes off with her blinds open and lights on? Why does his ex encourage his sexual deviance? Putting these questions aside, this is still a very entertaining film.