nickboldrini
Although the zombies don't eat brains, and are more accurately infected, this is a good presentation of the apocalypse in Britain. The key point being the lack of guns, making this a more visceral survival film, and when the guns are available, it involves Squaddies. The soldiers are believably shown, and overall the characters are good. The depiction of the apocalypse in Britain is well depicted. A good addition to the genre.
daelite8874
One of the best horror films of the 21st century and great special effects
johnny-burgundy
28 Days Later (2002) This is an outbreak film that portrays the breakdown of society following the accidental release of a highly contagious virus and focuses upon the struggle of four survivors to cope with the destruction of the life they once experienced. This is a British film with a relatively unknown cast for those of us stateside. I'm fond of two of the actors, Cillian Murphy, and Brendan Gleeson. Murphy is the lead in Peaky Blinders on Netflix and Gleeson is the lead on the more recent Stephen King adaptation, Mr. Mercedes, on the Audience Network. This was well received by critics and audiences. It's a decent attempt to merge the fear of a horror movie and the drama of a thriller. Its style clearly influenced later projects of the genre.
William Jahn
I came into this movie expecting a horror movie, with some drama undertones. When I watched it, I found it to be the opposite. Drama with horror undertones. The film was written in a way so that scenes that were intended to be dramatic were dramatic, instead of the outcome being predictable. I felt that most of the characters could die at anytime, which added to the tension. The movie didn't scream horror at me. It focused more on the idea that the characters find a new source of hope, only for it to be taken away. I felt that each character had a unique personality. There was one moment right at the beginning that made me shed a tear. There were some filming choices that I enjoyed, and some that I didn't. I enjoyed some of the film's choices of slowly panning the camera to the area with the most impact. I personally didn't enjoy the scenes where it seemed more like they were slowing down the frames per second of the camera to add the look of more spastic zombie movements. Overall, this is a movie that I found well above average.
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