Tom

I don't think I have ever done a film review before but simply felt compelled to do one for 28 Years Later. Now, granted, I am a huge fan of the series and 28 Days Later is one of my all time favourites so perhaps there is some positive bias? Alternatively, 28 Days set such a high bar (which 28 weeks failed to meet) that perhaps my expectations going in to watch the film was overly high? I mean, after all, there's 23 year's separating the first and most recent film. Could Garland and Boyle still pull off the bleak beauty which made 28 Days so special for me? Simply put, yes! The film is art. Visually stunning shots paired with some of the most anxiety inducing scenes I have ever experienced. Throughout, there are the stylised shots and moments typical of Boyle's films and yet 28 Years feels modern - refreshing even. The soundtrack is genius. It works so well throughout the film. Everything combines to create perfectly placed moments of serenity, and even humour, alongside the spiralling chaos. As for the concept of the film, 28 Years Later (clue in the name!) is set 28 years after the initial outbreak of the rage virus. Without giving too much away, the virus has now been pushed back to the UK and essentially the people living there have been left to fend for themselves. I was skeptical of how this film might capture this idea. My concern was that it could feel very different due to the length of time passed. I wanted the infected to still play a large part in the story. I wanted them to still be a threat so I could feel the exhilaration and fear that a horde of running infected brings. This is pulled off brilliantly. Yet again, the film conveys the passing of time and the changes in society without it becoming far fetched and dare I say it, corny. To conclude, this film goes into my list of my all time favourites. It hits the mark in so many ways. A must watch.