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28 Weeks Later
Positive Reviews
81
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3.2
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3.0
But producer Andrew Macdonald was the one who found himself a victim when it came time to plan a sequel.
EW
2.0
Dons duplicity sets in motion a chain of events that ends in another outbreak of the rage virus, this time in the heart of this quarantine stronghold. ..
Common Sense Media
3.0
The set up is simple and serviceable enough, though the plot relies on too many fudges and neglects the moral complexity of Dons position.
Time Out
3.5
Directed with lethal precision by Spanish filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, this horror epic is as viscerally compelling as smash mouth filmmaking ge ..
4.5
The film is slickly shot and designed, and the unexpectedly elegiac music proves a plus.
Screen Daily
3.0
But 28 Weeks Later, with its panic paced sequences of graphic, random violence and a narrative thrust that rockets along just shy of the speed of terr ..
4.0
This sequel takes its predecessors derivative, remorseless premise and deepens it a bit, though I cant be alone in wondering why this, of all things, ..
E Film Critic
5.0
If there will ever be a 28 Months Later, we can hope it will be just as smart.
E Film Critic
3.8
Mixing it up between outright action and blinding sequences of terror, its precisely the type of pace a sequel of this sort needs to satisfy fans
E Film Critic
4.5
The age old thrills of seeing monsters gouge a humans eyeballs have rarely been this elegantly packaged.
Telegraph
3.8
In a few seconds they may burst into flames or start vomiting gallons of blood.).But its just good enough to extend an outstanding streak for zombie m ..
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Bigger action, more amazing deserted (and devastated) London sequences and biting contemporary relevance, if a touch less heart than the original.
2.0
Unlike the original movie, it has absolutely nothing to say except stay tuned and give us your money.
Cinema Blend
4.4
These jolts undermine the audiences trained ability to look ahead, and though there is an inevitability about any apocalypse themed film, you wont see ..
Ny Daily News
1.5
Only occasionally does Fresnadillo rise above the mundane, but, to his credit, the exceptions are worth savouring.
The Globe And Mail
2.8
Boyle is only peripherally involved in the sequel, 28 Weeks Later, which has the same stylishness and pulp energy, but none of Boyles desire to avoid ..
Philly
4.5
Happy times! And superior horror. 28 Months Later cant come too soon.
Village Voice
2.0
The ending points to another sequel, in a franchise that has already worn out its welcome with me.
Sover
2.5
The kids are generic and the script doesnt care much about the adults.
ReelViews
3.8
28 WEEKS LATER is flawed the constant reappearance of one key character verges on the absurd but it knows where its going, and it gets there in a chil ..
Tv Guide
3.8
This sequel, directed by the much more imaginative Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (Intacto, Intruders), takes the zombie invasion in a new, grim direction.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
The film works for what it is, but weve already seen what can be accomplished with this material.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
This and other clunky moments can be forgiven because of the sheer enthusiasm of the filmmakers.
2.0
This and other clunky moments can be forgiven because of the sheer enthusiasm of the filmmakers.
3.8
out of The Ex (May 9/07) Though infused with a whole host of personable performances, The Ex adopts an increasingly routine and flat out needless tone ..
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
Its themes and action scenes are repetitive.It is a well crafted, well acted, but thoroughly unpleasant, depressing, pointless, irritating and non ent ..
Lariat
2.0
Some scenes are thrilling rather than scary; others result in sheer wide eyed terror.
Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Wonky London geography and a couple of contrived plot points cant diminish the overall effect: a thriller thats genuinely thrilling.
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
Her likeable personality and her infectiously perky performance ensure that the film remains just about watchable, but the script is completely lackin ..
View London
4.0
That 28 Weeks Later manages to be an exciting, if uneven, action/horror hybrid is all the more surprising when you consider that the movie has no reas ..
Film Journal International ..
3.8
The movie is an adrenaline pumping ride, which is marred by repetition and by sometimes excessive use of its signature blurry pan.
Internet Reviews
1.3
His heart is in the right place but his screenwriting is somewhere else.
Boston
4.4
Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo re creates the gritty and spastic look of Days while brilliantly utilizing dark space and shadow to enhance the terro ..
Boston
3.5
We have a whole new cast and a new visual approach to the violent bits but the virus remains the same.
Smh
4.0
All that to one side, 28 Weeks Later is a very good picture that occasionally flirts with greatness, and is easily the best horror movie in years.
Mountain X
4.5
Its the most dreadful, most unforgettable moment in a dread inspiring, haunting film.
2.0
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Emanuellevy
4.5
I dont want to spoil the thrill of watching the many surprises this movie contains.
Reel Talk Reviews
4.4
Ant Man and the Wasp Like its predecessor Ant Man (2015), Ant Man and the Wasp benefits substantially from its relatively low stakes.
Q Network
4.0
But before we forget that this is first and foremost a zombie movie, let us celebrate it as a great carnival of exploding heads, tattered limbs and sp ..
Daily Mail
4.0
Unfortunately, globalizationthe triumph of the blandly international over the quirkily regionalis also what keeps this movie from pop greatness.
Slate
4.5
a perfect blend of well drawn characters, political allegory, grand guignol, flesh crawling tension and very fast moving zombies.
Eye For Film
2.0
I dont think I can recommend 28 Weeks Later to anyone, not even genuine horror fans.
3.0
And with a story like this one, what you dont get is that shock of the new that 28 Days Later provided with its killing of almost everyone in the U.K. ..
Movies
3.5
The first half of 28 Weeks Later is highly enjoyable, assuming you find things like cowardice, official incompetence, and nihilistic visions of the fu ..
Flim Threet
3.0
The dreaded Turbo Zombies are back in in this entertaining sequel to Danny Boyles undead shocker 28 Days Later.
Bbc
3.8
This stylistic miscalculation does not ruin the filmafar from it, as this is the best and most accomplished horror picture so far in 2007abut it warra ..
The Movie Boy
3.0
A frantic follow up that delivers jolts, claret and just enough character to make you care.
Total Film
3.5
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
3.5
This is another sequel that fans of the original should enjoy even if it doesnt add a lot to the rage virus story.
Lyles Movie Files
2.0
Delivers enough chills to do its job. The mayhem is presented sparingly enough to be suspenseful, some of the sequences are genuinely terrifying.
Seattle Pi
3.8
It is almost as if the film is standing right on an audiences throat, the unrelenting nature of this biological terror every bit as gripping and pulse ..
Movie Freak
3.0
Analysis: As difficult as it must be to create a satisfying sequel, it must be even tougher when a movie is so far ahead of its time and genre, and yo ..
3.5
28 Weeks Later combines traditional B movie virtues economy, invention, sinewy narrative spine with the eerily resonant spectacle of a 21st century me ..
Cnn
4.4
Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillos sequel to Danny Boyles viral zombie splatterfest 28 Days Later is a fiercely effective broadening and deepen ..
The Star
5.0
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
3.0
Apart from a few nerve jangling moments at the start and some snazzy digital effects, this is about as pointless and unnecessary as sequels get.
Mirror
4.0
Its breathless action from start to finish and a must see for all schlock horror fans.
The Sun
1.0
One of the most frightening scenes in the entire film isnt the flesh eaters chasing down those angelic children.
Killer Movie Reviews
3.5
A very good film and an improvement over its over hyped predecessor. *** 1/2
Matts Movie Reviews
4.5
Scarier and more visceral than anything Ive seen in a long while.
Antagony & Ecstasy
2.5
28 Weeks attempts to reinvigorate the genre, but does precious little with it.
Big Picture Big Sound
1.3
Some of the action scenes will have you jumping out of your seat, but the film could have been so much more.
Waffle Movies
2.5
The film succeeds in piercingly jarring your brain but fails with the element of surprise, creativity beyond the first script and overall originality.
Hollywood Chicago
3.0
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Entertainment Times Online ..
3.1
But you know, its a horror movie.By strict definition this requires it to be horrific, which definitely it is, and to scare the whoozits out of viewer ..
Chron
2.0
But the movie is ruthless and not only in the way it spares no one from plague and bullet.The chilling theme is that the road to hell on earth is pave ..
Film Guardian
2.5
Carlyle turns into a walking joke. It is the ultimate betrayal of the movies early promise.
Scene Stealers
4.0
A worthy sequel that is recommended even if youre tired of zombie flicks thanks to decent production values, okay acting and an unpredictable screenpl ..
Scifi Movie Page
3.5
Theres no better fun for movie lovers than a small, unheralded film that turns out to be terrific unless its a small, unheralded sequel that trumps th ..
Wsj
2.0
Terse, economical and infused with a low fi feel that leaves its mark on everything from the films light levels (low) to its music (mournful yet rocki ..
Guide Live
2.5
Fresnadillo, who also co wrote the screenplay, understands that true horror lies in the moral choices men and women make in the direst of circumstance ..
Jam! Movies
2.0
On a visceral level, it works just fine, but a number of its key narrative points are slapped together with tenuous logic, and too many good ideas are ..
Flip Side Archive
3.0
Well worth seeing, especially for fans of the original. But all its brilliance only serves to compound the disappointing and pedestrian final half hou ..
Film4
2.5
The franchise does miss Boyles originality and strength of vision.
Denver Post
3.5
If youre not familiar with the traditions of clowning and the commedia dellarte, you might peg the highly stylized, rambunctiously funny Belgian clown ..
Ny Mag
4.0
28 Weeks Later doesnt have the conceptual freshness of the first picture , but it does stand on its own, which may be accomplishment enough. And if it ..
M Tv
2.5
Sure, this is great news for horror fans, but there is a disregard for logic as one particular Rage infected human keeps turning up in the most random ..
Future Movies
1.3
This film was disturbing.It has too much going on and the plot lacked any kind of climax.
Entertainment Spectrum
3.1
noticeably slicker and more elaborate than the original. Even so, its not as eerie or consistently shocking.
James Sanford on Film
3.8
Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo provides a relentlessly tense pace that eerily captures the unpredictability of the zombie attacks. When it was over, ..
Aisle Seat
3.8
Every bit as visceral and provocative as the original, but cinematographer Enrique Chediaks deserted London cant hold a candle to Anthony Dod Mantles.
Boston Phoenix
3.0
As swift and ferocious as its virus infected undead cannibals, 28 Weeks Later the follow up to Danny Boyles gritty 2002 zombies in London hit confirms ..
Nicks Chager
3.0
The infected just seem to bite, spit blood, scream and repeat a little too much.
The Scorecard Review
1.5
Its putative emotional centerpiece a sequence involving a mass escape is a piece of cheap, empty theater, exacerbated by illogical staging.
IGN Movies
2.0
Though it is in no way as original or terrifying or just plain brilliant as Danny Boyles original work, Weeks will still offer horror fans plenty of t ..
Detroit News
3.5
A horror sequel that delivers the chills.28 Weeks Later is a rare example of a horror sequel that is every bit as scary sometimes even moreso than its ..
Movies Ign
3.8
It is not an agreeably dumb time passer like Freddy vs. Jason it is a mean, smart, edge of your seat thrill ride.
The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
3.5
Calling it an unadulterated exercise in nihilism might be an understatement.
World Wng
1.5
Androids wont do, Hartley needs human vulnerability to pump air into attitudinizing vacuums.
Cine Passion
2.0
Enormous plot holes, indistinct swipes at social satire, and a wayward emphasis on feeble child characters contribute to the films tedious clinicism.T ..
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
3.0
For horror buffs, 28 Weeks Later is the film to see now. It opens with a shock of promise and, with few exceptions, it sustains it.
Week In Rewind
4.4
The idea foreshadows great peril and disaster for those in a horror movie, but the intrigue of this franchise is that it doesnt look at itself as horr ..
Cinema Phile
4.5
28 Weeks Later is a bloodier, scarier, and arguably better film than the original. This is the very model of what a sequel should be.
Dread Central
4.5
The movie is violent and disturbing, but at its heart and climax, theres the belief that altruism and faith in humanity can win out even in an apocaly ..
Pgh City Paper
5.0
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Cine Rina
3.0
A tense and terrifying trip through urban chaos, 28 Weeks Later is Juan Carlos Fresnadillos respectable follow up to Dannys Boyles original.
Reel Times: Reflections on ..
3.0
Yes, the rage virus is back. And, like a few moments on E! with Ryan Seacrest, any contact makes you nuts within seconds.
Movie Juice
3.8
Moviegoers can take or leave the message beneath the mayhem, but whats on the surface for everyone to enjoy is an expertly crafted terror tale thats h ..
2.0
Punishing and exciting and ferociously intelligent in equal measure.
Deep Focus
2.0
28 Weeks Later starts strong, but it quickly disavows any potential it may have had as a dramatic piece and veers directly into inanity, eschewing cha ..
Chud
3.1
While the plot is relatively predictable, the pacing will keep audiences riveted and likely fascinated by the ways Fresnadillo and his team deliver de ..
Sun Times
2.5
The social commentary is as subtle as well, a George Romero movie.
Seattle Times
3.1
Apparently it takes Weeks, rather than Days, to enjoy a sprightly paced, finely acted, and surprisingly intelligent apocalyptic zombie horror.
Imdb
3.1
Aside from some gruesome twisty kills, Weeks Later overall is very predictable.
2.0
28 Weeks Later essentially defecates all over Boyles ideas to erect its own diseased velocity of genre filmmaking.
English Oh My News
2.5
Newcomer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo takes the sequels helm.The follow up misses Boyles deft touch.
News Ok
3.5
Gruesome and suspenseful, it could be interpreted as timely commentary on U.S. overconfidence in Iraq.
Time Of India
4.5
When it was released, Danny Boyles 28 Days Later developed a cult following thanks to its irreverent approach to the tired zombie genre. Its sequel, 2 ..
4.0
Not without its faults, 28 Weeks Later is simply a harsh, dark and refreshingly fast moving little piece of apocalyptic horror.
Blog The Horror Show
2.0
Suggests the kind of fable as might be shared from generation to generation, albeit in its own nerve racking, nihilistic way of directing these metaph ..
Projection Booth Blog Spot ..
3.4
The visuals are often blurry, thanks to lots of close ups matched with fast camera movements, quick editing and general darkness.My lingering memory o ..
Sea Coast Online
4.4
Against all odds, Weeks proves to be a jarring and effective follow up to its equally shocking predecessor.
2.0
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Sound Cloud
2.0
With its expertly paced thrills, unrelenting terror and apocalyptic despair, 28 Weeks Later aint a bad roller coaster to ride.
3.0
Ultimately, 28 WEEKS LATER works on its own merits as a scary and enjoyable thrill ride.
Murphys Movie Reviews
4.5
Are you starting to see that the allegorical nature of the zombie movie has made an impressive come back in 28 Weeks Later Bless its heart, Fresnadill ..
The Magazine of Fantasy & ..
3.8
A good deal better than the average Hollywood horror film, but 28 Weeks Later doesnt have the inventiveness, originality or intelligence that made its ..
Reno Gazette-Journal
2.0
A modern rarity: a smart, bloody, and truly horrific horror film.
Spectrum (St. George, Utah ..
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