Tag: 28 Years Later

1h 55m

7/10

First time watch in the cinema

Suspense – Survival – Post-Apocalyptic

Twenty-eight years after the Rage virus outbreak, a young boy leaves the safety of a tidal island for his first day on the mainland, plunging him into a haunting, adrenaline-fueled journey, where the evolved infected and broken humanity collide in a desperate fight for survival.

As a late comer to the “28 … Later” franchise, having only watched the first two this year, I felt a little apprehensive about seeing this one. I really liked 28 Days Later (2002), but I wasn’t overly keen on the excessive violence in 28 Weeks Later (2007). However, I was very happy coming out of this cinema experience.

As much as this is a zombie film and I would be lying if I said there weren’t moments I wanted to hide behind my hands, I feel the main story is about humanity’s ability to love, find hope and seek connection with one another. Ralph Fiennes character stood out most to me, trying his best to live a life of kindness in a world full of fear and violence.

I was a bit taken aback by the ending, as I felt it had a completely different tone to the rest of the film. However, now that I am aware that this is the first of it’s own trilogy it makes sense that it needed to have something to lead onto the next film, whereas I thought I was watching a finale of a trilogy.

Would watch again